Current Time in San Francisco, California, USA
1:58:31 PM
13:58:31
PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) · UTC−07:00
America/Los_Angeles
Time zone details
San Francisco is observing daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in San Francisco
Location facts
Place
- Country
- USA
- State
- California
- County
- City and County of San Francisco
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- US Dollar (USD)
Practical
- Country languages
- English, Spanish, Hawaiian, French
- Dialing code
- +1
- Population
- 827,526
- Elevation
- 16 m
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 37° 46' N / 122° 25' W
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San Francisco follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Los Angeles
All times shown relative to San Francisco local time
Clock changes in San Francisco
2:00 AM PDT1:00 AM PST
Clocks move back 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM PST3:00 AM PDT
Clocks move forward 1 hour
upcoming
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
- 11 hr 11 min2 min 20 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Friday, October 16, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 11 hr 11 min2 min 20 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (43.1° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- First Quarter (33% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Saturday, October 10, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Sunday, October 18, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 hr 11 min | 2 min 20 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 11 hr 09 min | 2 min 20 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 11 hr 07 min | 2 min 19 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 11 hr 04 min | 2 min 18 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 11 hr 02 min | 2 min 18 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 11 hr 00 min | 2 min 17 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 58 min | 2 min 17 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Upcoming public holidays in California
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Day after Thanksgiving Day
Nearby scheduled airports for San Francisco, California, USA
San Francisco International AirportSFOLarge airport17.7 km south-southeast
Source: OurAirports record · SFO / KSFO
About 17.7 km (11.0 mi) south-southeast of San Francisco
Scheduled airline service in source data
Oakland San Francisco Bay AirportOAKLarge airport · Serves Oakland18.5 km east-southeast
Source: OurAirports record · OAK / KOAK
About 18.5 km (11.5 mi) east-southeast of San Francisco
Scheduled airline service in source data
San Carlos AirportSQLMedium airport · Serves San Carlos32.7 km south-southeast
Source: OurAirports record · SQL / KSQL
About 32.7 km (20.3 mi) south-southeast of San Francisco
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is San Francisco in?
- San Francisco 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 San Francisco?
- Clocks in San Francisco move backward 1 hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM, changing from PDT (UTC−07:00) to PST (UTC−08:00)
- Does San Francisco observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. San Francisco observes daylight saving time: PDT (UTC−7) in summer and PST (UTC−8) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of San Francisco?
- San Francisco is UTC−8 in winter and UTC−7 in summer