Time in America/Los_Angeles
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19:03:28
Friday, July 03, 2026
IANA Name: America/Los_Angeles
Standard Offset: UTC −08:00
Daylight Saving: Yes
DST Offset: UTC −07:00
DST Abbreviation: PDT
Currently Observing DST: Yes ✅
FAQ — America/Los_Angeles
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The current local time in America/Los_Angeles is 19:03:28. America/Los_Angeles is currently UTC-08:00. Compare with all major time zones.
America/Los_Angeles is an IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) time zone identifier. IANA names use a Region/City format (e.g. Europe/London, America/New_York) and are the global standard used by Unix, Linux, macOS, Java, Python, and most modern software. Browse the full list of IANA time zones.
Yes — America/Los_Angeles observes DST. In standard time it is PST UTC-08:00; during DST it switches to PDT UTC-07:00. Exact transition dates follow the local government's DST rules and are baked into the IANA tz database.
Major cities in America/Los_Angeles include Alameda, Anaheim, Antioch, Apple Valley, Arden-Arcade, Auburn, Bakersfield, Baldwin Park. Each city's local time, sunrise/sunset and weather are on its individual page.
America/Los_Angeles is used (in whole or in part) by United States. See the time zone map for a geographic view of all zones.
Use the time zone converter to translate between America/Los_Angeles and any other zone. The converter handles DST transitions automatically and accepts either IANA names or city names as inputs.