Time in California, United States now

13:19:46

NoonWednesday, October 7, 2026Week 41Today: International Day of Peaceful Communication

Key facts

TimezoneAmerica/Los_Angeles

AbbreviationPDT

UTC offsetGMT-7

Unix time1791404386

UTC time2026-10-07T20:19:46.311Z

Current year2026

State / regionCalifornia

CountryUnited States

Cities listed460

Latitude36.701463

Longitude-118.755997

Day of weekWednesday

Day of year280

Week number41

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California on the map

California is a state or region in United States.
Latitude: 36.7015. Longitude: -118.7560
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

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Time zone info for California

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

California follows America/Los_Angeles. The local time is shown using live browser time, refreshed every second.

Methodology and trust

About this California time page

This California page combines live clock output with timezone, offset, holiday, and daylight context so the page is useful beyond a single timestamp.

Last reviewedJune 28, 2026

Template logic, page copy, and trust notes were reviewed manually in the current rollout.

Time and DST sourceAmerica/Los_Angeles

Displayed local time follows the IANA timezone identifier assigned to this page and updates live in the browser.

Weather and solar layerOpen-Meteo + coordinate calculations

Weather context uses Open-Meteo. Sunrise, sunset, and day-length details are shown as informational timing context.

Holiday coverageUS holiday dataset

Calendar and next-holiday data use normalized HolidayFinder coverage with a date-holidays fallback. Regional holiday matches can also include California where source coverage is available.

Read the full editorial methodology and data sources, see who publishes the site, or send corrections through the contact page.

Live conditions

Weather in California now

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Map sceneWeather-aware

Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for California

Sunrise: 06:55
Sunset: 18:29
Day length: 11 hr 34 min
Solar noon: 12:42
Estimates use the map coordinates and local date, with local time zone and daylight-saving adjustments. Terrain and weather can affect observed sunrise and sunset.

California time now, plus the cities that matter around it

The current time in California is 13:19:46 on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, using America/Los_Angeles (GMT-7) as the regional reference. Check the destination city before applying this clock to every place in California.

The regional directory covers 460 listed locations. Compare individual destinations or check the wider context in time across United States.

The largest listed city in the location data is Los Angeles. The directory count reflects site coverage, not an official census.

How time works across California

The current reference for California uses America/Los_Angeles, currently GMT-7. Confirm the city for an appointment, pickup or event.

A regional boundary is not necessarily a time-zone boundary. Different identifiers may also preserve historical rules while showing the same time today.

For future plans, confirm the local date and UTC offset on the event date. For another region in the same country, browse time across United States.

For immediate scheduling, the safest next step is usually one of the major city pages such as time in Los Angeles, time in San Diego, and time in San Francisco.

California clock, city depth, and timezone context

California time right now

The regional clock is 13:19:46 on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, using PDT with a live UTC or GMT offset of GMT-7.

460 listed city pages

One listed city reference is time in Los Angeles. Its city page gives a location-specific clock and daylight estimate.

The listing is a navigation directory, not a complete record of every settlement in the region.

How statewide time behaves

The data for California lists 2 time-zone identifiers. Some can share the same current offset or be aliases; the count does not establish how many different clocks are in use.

When a state page is the right level to use

For travel or meetings across California, keep the destination, local date and time zone together in your plans. Use the city links when an itinerary includes several stops.

Check the city time zone: Several recorded identifiers do not always mean several current offsets. Confirm the exact city and the event date before scheduling.
Regional scheduling: Use the state page when the work or travel plan spans several cities and the exact city is still fluid.
City shortlist first, detail second: A state page helps when you need to narrow the choice to the right city clock before you start comparing minutes.
Cross-region comparison: For gaps to other regions, use the compare tool or the comparison links built into this page instead of calculating the offset manually.

California city clocks and related regional pages

Major city clocks in California

The quickest way to go deeper from the state page is to jump to time in Los Angeles, time in San Diego, time in San Francisco, time in San Jose, and time in Sacramento. Those pages answer the city-level question directly while keeping the same wider regional context.

Other strong state pages in United States

If the question is regional but not locked to California, these state pages are the best next references: current local time in New York, current local time in Texas, current local time in Florida, and current local time in Illinois.

Compare this state with another region

When the real task is comparing time across regions, open the compare tool or move directly to current local time in Maharashtra, current local time in São Paulo, and current local time in Tamil Nadu.

Daylight at the location shown on the map

Using California as the mapped daylight reference, sunrise is 06:55, sunset is 18:29, and estimated day length is 11 hr 34 min.

These estimates apply to the coordinates shown on the map. Daylight can differ elsewhere in the region even when the civil clock is the same.

California time FAQ

What time is it in California right now?

This page shows the current regional time for California as 13:19:46 on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.

Does all of California follow one time zone?

There are 2 recorded time-zone identifiers for California. These can include aliases or different historical rules; compare city clocks to check current differences.

Should I use the state page or a city page?

Use the state page when the question is regional. Use a city page such as time in Los Angeles and time in San Diego when the decision depends on a specific local clock.

Which location supplies the daylight reference for California?

Daylight estimates use California, with America/Los_Angeles for local time. A regional map point may not be the center of any particular city.

How do I compare California with another region?

The quickest route is the compare tool or one of the built-in regional links like current local time in Maharashtra and current local time in São Paulo.

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