Current Time in Los Angeles
Los Angeles · Pacific Time · PST (UTC-8) in winter · PDT (UTC-7) in summer
Current Time in Other Cities
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The Los Angeles Clock: Pacific Time Through the Year
Quick answer: Los Angeles uses PST (UTC-8) in standard time · PDT (UTC-7) during March-November.
Los Angeles uses Pacific Standard Time (PST, UTC-8) in winter and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC-7) from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November. San Francisco, Seattle, Portland and Las Vegas follow the same America/Los_Angeles clock.
Most of Arizona stays on Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7) all year instead of changing clocks. Phoenix therefore matches Los Angeles in summer and runs an hour ahead of it in winter, so don't treat "Mountain" and "Pacific" as a fixed gap.
Across the Pacific, Los Angeles is the side that moves. 9:00 AM in Los Angeles is 2:00 AM the next day in January and 1:00 AM the next day in July in Tokyo. In Sydney it's 4:00 AM the next day in January and 2:00 AM the next day in July. That's why the Sydney gap alone takes three values (17, 18 and 19 hours) across the year.
Los Angeles Compared With the Rest of the US and Asia-Pacific
New York and Chicago share the US change dates, so their gaps with Los Angeles stay at 3 and 2 hours. The Tokyo, Sydney and London rows move, because each of those places either doesn't change clocks or changes on a different calendar.
Who Gets the Early Start in a Los Angeles Call
From the East Coast, noon in New York is 9:00 AM in Los Angeles, so that's the earliest comfortable start for a Los Angeles colleague. From London, 5:00 PM is 9:00 AM in Los Angeles.
Calls with Asia reverse the dates. 9:00 AM in Tokyo is 4:00 PM the previous day in January and 5:00 PM the previous day in July in Los Angeles, and 9:00 AM in Sydney is 2:00 PM the previous day in January and 4:00 PM the previous day in July. Both end up on the previous day on the Los Angeles calendar.
| Scenario | Useful window | Note |
|---|---|---|
| New York to Los Angeles | 12:00-5:00 PM New York | Morning to afternoon in Los Angeles |
| London to Los Angeles | 5:00-7:00 PM London | Morning in Los Angeles |
| Tokyo to Los Angeles | 9:00-11:00 AM Tokyo | Previous afternoon in Los Angeles |
| Sydney to Los Angeles | 9:00-11:00 AM Sydney | Previous afternoon or evening in Los Angeles |
For a live overlap finder, use the meeting scheduler or convert an exact time with the time zone converter.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does all of Arizona match Los Angeles time?
No. Most of Arizona doesn't observe daylight saving, so Phoenix is on UTC-7 all year. It matches Los Angeles from March to November and is one hour ahead of Los Angeles from November to March.
What is the Los Angeles-Sydney time difference?
Sydney is 19 hours ahead in the northern winter, 17 hours ahead from April to October, and 18 hours ahead for a few weeks in between. 9:00 AM in Los Angeles is 4:00 AM the next day in January and 2:00 AM the next day in July in Sydney.
How early is too early for Los Angeles when New York is working?
New York's 9:00 AM start is 6:00 AM in Los Angeles. The three hour gap never changes, so the first hours of New York's day are the West Coast's early morning.
When does Los Angeles change its clocks?
Los Angeles moves forward to PDT on the second Sunday in March and back to PST on the first Sunday in November.