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California, USAPDT
UTC−7
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San Francisco's clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Nov 1 · PDT → PST
California, USAPDT
UTC−7
same time
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
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9pm
Clocks in Los Angeles go back 1 hour on Sun, Nov 1 · PDT → PST
EDT
UTC−4
3h ahead
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3am
6am
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ChST
UTC+10
17h ahead
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5:00 am05:00 PDT (UTC-7), Oct 19, 2026 = 5:00 am05:00 PDT (UTC-7), Oct 19, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 19, 2026 = 10:00 pm22:00 ChST (UTC+10), Oct 19, 2026

San Francisco and Los Angeles have the same local time. San Francisco is 3 hours behind EDT. San Francisco is 17 hours behind ChST.

How the time difference changes

San Francisco to Los Angeles

San Francisco and Los Angeles have the same time year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in San Francisco correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Los Angeles.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in San Francisco correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in Los Angeles.

San Francisco to EDT

For most of the year, San Francisco is 3 hours behind EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, San Francisco is 3 hours behind EST. Briefly around clock changes, San Francisco is 2 hours behind EST or San Francisco is 4 hours behind EDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in San Francisco correspond to 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in San Francisco correspond to 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in San Francisco correspond to 12:00 to 21:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in San Francisco correspond to 12:00 to 21:00 in EST.

San Francisco to ChST

For most of the year, San Francisco is 17 hours behind ChST. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, San Francisco is 18 hours behind ChST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in San Francisco correspond to 2:00 am (next day) to 11:00 am (next day) in ChST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in San Francisco correspond to 3:00 am (next day) to 12:00 pm (next day) in ChST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in San Francisco correspond to 02:00 (next day) to 11:00 (next day) in ChST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in San Francisco correspond to 03:00 (next day) to 12:00 (next day) in ChST.

Compare San Francisco time with Los Angeles, EDT, and ChST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) and PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) have the same local time. PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) is 3 hours behind Eastern Daylight Time. PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) is 17 hours behind Chamorro Standard Time.
5:00 am05:00 in San Francisco, CA, USA is 5:00 am05:00 in Los Angeles, CA, USA and is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT and is 10:00 pm22:00 in ChST

San Francisco to Los Angeles call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in San Francisco which corresponds to 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in Los Angeles
San Francisco to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in San Francisco which corresponds to 12pm-6pm12:00-18:00 in EDT
San Francisco to ChST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in San Francisco which corresponds to 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in ChST (next day)

5:00 am05:00 PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) (San Francisco, CA, USA). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
5:00 am05:00 PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) (Los Angeles, CA, USA). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
10:00 pm22:00 Chamorro Standard Time (ChST). Offset UTC +10:00 hours

5:00 am05:00 San Francisco, CA, USA / 5:00 am05:00 Los Angeles, CA, USA / 8:00 am08:00 EDT / 10:00 pm22:00 ChST

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San Francisco Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
PDT – Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-7 (now, daylight saving time)
PST – Pacific Standard Time, UTC-8 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (PST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 14, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (PDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

San Francisco Facts

Country
USA
State
California
Alternative Names
Franciscopolis, Frisco, Kapalakiko, Khiu-kim-san, Khiu-kîm-sân, Lungsod ng San Francisco, New Albion, SF, SFO, San Francisco, San Franciscu, San Francisko, San Fransisco, San Fransiskas, San Fransisko, San Frantzisko, San Phransisko, San-Francisko, San-Francyska, San-Fransisko, Sanfrancisko, Sao Francisco, São Francisco, Yerba Buena, can pirancisko, jiu jin shan, saenpeulan, saenpeulansiseuko, saina pharansisako, saina phransisko, san f ran si s ko, san fan shi, san fransskw, san fransyskw, san fransyskۆ, san phransisko, sana phransisako ka'unti, sana phransisko, sanfuranshisuko, sena phransisko, sn prnsysqw, syana phransisko, Σαν Φρανσίσκο, Сан Франсиско, Сан Франциско, Сан-Франциско, Сан-Францыска, Сан-Франціско, Սան Ֆրանցիսկո, סאן פראנציסקא, סן פרנסיסקו, سان فرانسسکو, سان فرانسيسكو, سان فرانسیسکو, سان فرانسیسکۆ, सॅन फ्रान्सिस्को, सैन फ्रांसिस्को, स्यान फ्रान्सिस्को, সান ফ্রান্সিসকো কাউন্টি, সান ফ্রান্সিস্কো, ਸੈਨ ਫਰਾਂਸਿਸਕੋ, சான் பிரான்சிஸ்கோ, శాన్ ఫ్రాన్సిస్కో, സാൻ ഫ്രാൻസിസ്കോ, සැන් ෆ්‍රැන්සිස්කෝ, ซานฟรานซิสโก, སན་ཧྥུ་རན་སིས་ཁོ, ဆန်ဖရန်စစ္စကိုမြို့, სან-ფრანცისკო, サンフランシスコ, 三藩市, 旧金山, 舊金山, 샌프란, 샌프란시스코
Population
827,526
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
37° 46' N Latitude / 122° 25' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1

Los Angeles Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
PDT – Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-7 (now, daylight saving time)
PST – Pacific Standard Time, UTC-8 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (PST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 14, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (PDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Los Angeles Facts

Country
USA
State
California
Alternative Names
Angelopolis, Ciudad De los Angelos, Cuidad De Los Angelos, El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora La Reina de Los Angeles de Porcivncula, El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora de los Angeles de Porciuncula, El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles de Porciúncula, El Pueblo del Rio de Nuestra Senora, L.A., LA, LAX, La Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula, Lok-chham-ki, Los And'eles, Los Andzelas, Los Andzeles, Los Andzheles, Los Andzhelis, Los Andželas, Los Andželes, Los Angeles, Los Anjeles, Los Anjélés, Los Antzeles, Los Anxheles, Los Anxhelos, Los Anzeles, Los Anzheles, Los Ángeles, Los-Anceles, Los-Andzeles, Los-Andzhehles, Los-Andzheles, Los-Angeleso, Los-Anjeles, Los-Anzheles, Los-Anzheles shaary, Los-Anĝeleso, Losandzelosa, Losandželosa, Lo̍k-chhám-kî, Lungsod ng Los Angeles, Luos Andzels, Luos Andžels, Os Anxeles, Os Ánxeles, Pueblo De Los Angeles, Pueblo Los Angelos, el-ei, las aynjls, las encalas, las enjales, las enjalis, lasa ainjalasa, lasa enjalasa, lasa enjilasa, leas anceles, los-anjelesi, losa enjelasa, losa enjelisa, losa enjelsa, loseuaenjelleseu, loseuenjelleseu, ls anjls, luo shan ji, lws anjls, lws anjlws, lws anjlys, lws ʼngls, rosanzerusu, Λος Άντζελες, Лос Анджелес, Лос Анджелис, Лос Андьелес, Лос Анжелес, Лос Анђелес, Лос Анџелес, Лос Анҷелес, Лос Анӂелес, Лос-Анджелес, Лос-Анджэлес, Лос-Анжелес, Лос-Анжелес шаары, Лос-Анџелес, Լոս Անջելես, לאס אנדזשעלעס, לוס אנגלס, لاس اینجلس, لس آنجلس, لس‌آنجلس, لوس آنجلس, لوس أنجلوس, لوس ئانجېلېس, لوس انجليس, لوس‌آنجلس, لۆس ئانجلەس, लस एञ्जिलस, लस एन्जलस, लास एंजलस, लॉस एंजेलिस, लॉस एंजेल्स, লস অ্যাঞ্জেলেস, ਲਾਸ ਐਂਜਲਸ, લોસ એન્જેલસ, லாஸ் ஏஞ்சலஸ், లాస్ ఏంజలెస్, ಲಾಸ್ ಎಂಜಲೀಸ್, ലോസ് ആഞ്ചെലെസ്, ลอสแอนเจลิส, လော့စ်အိန်ဂျယ်လိစ်မြို့, ლოს-ანჯელესი, ሎስ አንጄሌስ, ロサンゼルス, 洛杉矶, 洛杉磯, 로스앤젤레스, 로스엔젤레스, 엘에이
Population
3,820,914
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
34° 03' N Latitude / 118° 14' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1
More About Los Angeles

Eastern Daylight Time

Offset: EDT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EDT time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.

French: HAE - Heure Avancée de l'Est

Spanish: EDT - Tiempo de verano del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

Map of the areas on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
EDT part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on EDT.

Daylight Saving: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Eastern Standard Time (EST).

123456789101112Start: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -04 - basic short
  • -0400 - basic
  • -04:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0400 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (04) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of four hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Quebec - Military abbreviation for EDT
  • Q - short form of 'Quebec'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Detroit
  • America/Fort_Wayne
  • America/Grand_Turk
  • America/Indiana/Indianapolis
  • America/Indiana/Marengo
  • America/Indiana/Petersburg
  • America/Indiana/Vevay
  • America/Indiana/Vincennes
  • America/Indiana/Winamac
  • America/Indianapolis
  • America/Iqaluit
  • America/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST5EDT
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan
Time zones with the GMT -4 offset:
  • AST - Atlantic Standard Time
  • EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
  • AMT - Amazon Time
  • BOT - Bolivia Time
  • CDT - Cuba Daylight Time
  • CLT - Chile Standard Time
  • GYT - Guyana Time
  • HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
  • Q - Quebec Time Zone
  • VET - Venezuelan Standard Time

Chamorro Standard Time

Offset: ChST is 10 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Guam, Northern Mariana Islands

Principal Cities: The largest city in the ChST time zone is Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands, with about 48,220 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Dededo Village, Yigo Village, Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village, Mangilao Village.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Chamorro Standard Time (ChST) do not change for daylight saving time, so ChST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

ChST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +10 - basic short
  • +1000 - basic
  • +10:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +1000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (10) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of ten hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Kilo - Military abbreviation for ChST
  • K - short form of 'Kilo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects ChST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Pacific/Guam
  • Pacific/Saipan
Time zones with the GMT +10 offset:
  • AEST - Australian Eastern Standard Time
  • CHUT - Chuuk Time
  • ChST - Chamorro Standard Time
  • K - Kilo Time Zone
  • KDT - Korea Daylight Time
  • PGT - Papua New Guinea Time
  • VLAT - Vladivostok Time
  • YAKST - Yakutsk Summer Time
  • YAPT - Yap Time