Current Time in Sacramento, California, USA
7:40:32 PM
19:40:32
PST (Pacific Standard Time) · UTC−08:00
America/Los_Angeles
Time zone details
Sacramento is currently on standard time; daylight saving time is observed in 2026
Daylight in Sacramento
Location facts
Place
- Country
- USA
- State
- California
- County
- Sacramento County
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- US Dollar (USD)
Practical
- Country languages
- English, Spanish, Hawaiian, French
- Dialing code
- +1
- Population
- 524,943
- Elevation
- 9 m
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 38° 34' N / 121° 29' W
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Sacramento follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Los Angeles
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Sacramento local time
Clock changes in Sacramento
2:00 AM PST3:00 AM PDT
Clocks move forward 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM PST3:00 AM PDT
Clocks move forward 1 hour
past
Daylight saving time ends
2:00 AM PDT1:00 AM PST
Clocks move back 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 10 hr 06 min1 min 53 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Saturday, November 14, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 10 hr 06 min1 min 53 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (33.1° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent (26% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Sunday, November 8, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 hr 06 min | 1 min 53 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 05 min | 1 min 51 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 03 min | 1 min 48 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 01 min | 1 min 47 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 59 min | 1 min 45 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 57 min | 1 min 42 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 56 min | 1 min 40 sec shorter than the previous day |
Weather forecast for Sacramento
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Plan around Sacramento
Upcoming public holidays in California
- Thanksgiving Day
- Day after Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Sacramento, California, USA
Sacramento International AirportSMFLarge airport15.2 km northwest
Source: OurAirports record · SMF / KSMF
About 15.2 km (9.4 mi) northwest of Sacramento
Scheduled airline service in source data
Stockton Metropolitan AirportSCKMedium airport · Serves Stockton79.7 km south-southeast
Source: OurAirports record · SCK / KSCK
About 79.7 km (49.5 mi) south-southeast of Sacramento
Scheduled airline service in source data
Buchanan FieldCCRMedium airport · Serves Concord82.1 km southwest
Source: OurAirports record · CCR / KCCR
About 82.1 km (51.0 mi) southwest of Sacramento
Scheduled airline service in source data
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Sacramento in?
- Sacramento uses Pacific Standard Time (PST, UTC−8) in winter and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7) in summer. Its IANA time zone is America/Los_Angeles.
- When is the next clock change in Sacramento?
- Clocks in Sacramento move forward 1 hour on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 AM, changing from PST (UTC−08:00) to PDT (UTC−07:00)
- Does Sacramento observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Sacramento observes daylight saving time: PDT (UTC−7) in summer and PST (UTC−8) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of Sacramento?
- Sacramento is UTC−8 in winter and UTC−7 in summer