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Current time in San Francisco
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- UTC offset
- UTC-8
- Name
- Pacific Standard Time (PST)
- Daylight saving 2026
- yes
Clock changes in 2026
- March 8, 2:00 AM → 3:00 AM: clocks go forward 1 h (UTC-8 → UTC-7)
- November 1, 2:00 AM → 1:00 AM: clocks go back 1 h (UTC-7 → UTC-8)
Next change: March 14, 2027 – clocks go forward 1 h (UTC-7).
Sun today
- Sunrise
- 6:37 AM
- Sunset
- 5:08 PM
- Day length
- 10 h 31 min
- Solar noon
- 11:53 AM
Civil dawn and dusk: 6:10 AM and 5:36 PM. Computed from the city’s coordinates (37.77, -122.42).
Time difference: San Francisco and other cities
| City | Now | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| London | +8 8 h ahead | |
| New York | +3 3 h ahead | |
| Los Angeles | ±0 same time | |
| Chicago | +2 2 h ahead | |
| Toronto | +3 3 h ahead | |
| Mexico City | +2 2 h ahead | |
| São Paulo | +5 5 h ahead | |
| Buenos Aires | +5 5 h ahead | |
| Paris | +9 9 h ahead | |
| Berlin | +9 9 h ahead | |
| Amsterdam | +9 9 h ahead | |
| Madrid | +9 9 h ahead | |
| Rome | +9 9 h ahead | |
| Warsaw | +9 9 h ahead | |
| Kyiv | +10 10 h ahead | |
| Moscow | +11 11 h ahead | |
| Istanbul | +11 11 h ahead | |
| Cairo | +10 10 h ahead | |
| Lagos | +9 9 h ahead | |
| Johannesburg | +10 10 h ahead | |
| Nairobi | +11 11 h ahead | |
| Dubai | +12 12 h ahead | |
| Mumbai | +13:30 13 h 30 min ahead | |
| New Delhi | +13:30 13 h 30 min ahead | |
| Bangkok | +15 15 h ahead | |
| Jakarta | +15 15 h ahead | |
| Singapore | +16 16 h ahead | |
| Hong Kong | +16 16 h ahead | |
| Beijing | +16 16 h ahead | |
| Shanghai | +16 16 h ahead | |
| Seoul | +17 17 h ahead | |
| Tokyo | +17 17 h ahead | |
| Sydney | +19 19 h ahead | |
| Auckland | +21 21 h ahead | |
| Honolulu | −2 2 h behind |
Plus – it is later there than here, minus – earlier. Plan a meeting with this city
Nearby cities
Same time zone: America/Los_Angeles
- Los Angeles United States
- San Diego United States
- San Jose United States
- Seattle United States
- Portland United States
- Las Vegas United States
- Fresno United States
- Sacramento United States
- Long Beach United States
- Oakland United States
- Salem United States
In short
San Francisco is in the America/Los_Angeles time zone of the IANA database. The current offset is UTC-8. Clocks here are 8 h behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). In 2026 the clocks change: standard time is UTC-8 and daylight saving time is UTC-7. Population: about 827,526 (GeoNames).