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Current time in Los Angeles
02:45:44
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Los Angeles time zone
- IANA time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Current offset
- UTC-7 from UTC
- Daylight saving time
- Observed. Los Angeles uses UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 during daylight saving time.
- Coordinates
- 34.0522°, -118.2437°
- Population
- 3.8M
Time difference from Los Angeles
- London is 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- New York is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- Tokyo is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
About Los Angeles's time zone
Los Angeles shares California's Pacific Time zone, standardised by the railroads in 1883 and made federal law in 1918. It has followed the current March-to-November daylight saving window since the Energy Policy Act of 2005 took effect in 2007.
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Los Angeles in?
- Los Angeles uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently UTC-7 from UTC.
- Does Los Angeles observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Los Angeles uses UTC-8 in winter and switches to UTC-7 during daylight saving time.
- What is the time difference between Los Angeles and other major cities?
- London is 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles; New York is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles; Tokyo is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles.