Current Time in San Francisco, United States 🇺🇸
Lat/Long: 37.77° N, 122.42° W
State: California
Country: 🇺🇸 United States
IANA Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
Timezone: PST
Daylight Saving Time: Yes ✅ (Abbreviation: PDT)
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in United States: AKST, CST, EST, HST, MST, PST
Daylight Saving Timezone Abbreviations used in United States: AKDT, CDT, EDT, HDT, MDT, PDT
Time now in other cities in United States:
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for San Francisco
Sunrise
in San Francisco
↑
5:50 AM
Sunset
in San Francisco
↓
8:35 PM
Day Length
14h 44m
Dawn
in San Francisco
5:18 AM
Dusk
in San Francisco
9:07 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for San Francisco
Current Phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
97.4%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 20:10
Next Moonset
↓
Today, 04:19
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FAQ — Time in San Francisco
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 01:29:28 in San Francisco, United States. The clock at the top of this page updates live, second by second, synchronized with our server time. You can also check sunrise and sunset times for the same city.
San Francisco uses America/Los_Angeles (PST) — UTC-08:00. The IANA time zone identifier is America/Los_Angeles, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
Yes, San Francisco observes Daylight Saving Time. Clocks move forward by one hour in spring and back by one hour in autumn. During DST, the local abbreviation becomes PDT (UTC-07:00). Check the United States public holiday calendar for the exact transition dates each year.
San Francisco is currently -08:00 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the global time standard from which all other time zones are offset. To see the matching Unix timestamp or run add/subtract calculations against San Francisco's local time, use our time calculator.
In United States, daylight saving time changes typically happen twice a year. Clocks shift forward by one hour in spring (entering daylight saving time) and shift back by one hour in autumn (returning to standard time). Exact dates vary; see the United States calendar for this year's transition.