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Current Time in Los Angeles, CA

See the current time in Los Angeles, its difference from UTC and today’s sunrise and sunset. Change the display to compare it with another location.

4:27 PM
Sunday, September 27, 2026

The difference from your own time zone appears here when the page loads.

Los Angeles time zone

Time zonePacific Time
Time zone IDAmerica/Los_Angeles
UTC offsetUTC−7
Clock changesOn the later offset now
Sunrise today6:45 AM
Sunset today6:44 PM

Sunrise and sunset are calculated for Los Angeles's coordinates and refresh on each rebuild; the clock above is live.

Los Angeles time compared with other cities

CityLocal timeDifference from Los Angeles
New York, NY7:27 PM3 hours ahead
London, UK12:27 AM8 hours ahead
Dubai, UAE3:27 AM11 hours ahead
Shanghai, China7:27 AM15 hours ahead
Tokyo, Japan8:27 AM16 hours ahead
Sydney, Australia9:27 AM17 hours ahead

Differences follow each region's daylight-saving rules, so they change when either city's clocks move.

Related astronomical information

Calculated astronomical positions for these coordinates. Local weather and conditions are not modelled.

Also see the Sun, Earth & Moon movement simulator for Los Angeles, to watch how the three move together over a day, a week or a month.

Questions this page answers

About Los Angeles time

This page shows the local time in Los Angeles, CA — the same clock people there are reading. Clocks there are currently on the later of its two seasonal offsets.

Comparing several places at once? The world clock lists every major UTC offset side by side and marks your own. Waiting for a moment that lands at the same instant everywhere, whatever the zone? Follow a countdown, or set a timer or an alarm. How this page knows the offset and the daylight-saving state.

Los Angeles time FAQ

What time is it in Los Angeles, CA right now? The clock at the top of this page shows Los Angeles's current local time and updates every minute. Los Angeles is on Pacific Time (UTC-7). Clocks there are currently on the later of its two seasonal offsets.

What time zone is Los Angeles in? Los Angeles uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, known as Pacific Time, currently UTC-7. Clocks there are currently on the later of its two seasonal offsets.

How far ahead or behind is Los Angeles? The table on this page compares Los Angeles with six major cities, and the line under the clock works out the difference from your own time zone as soon as the page loads.