Current Time In California

California Time Zone and Map with Current Time in the Largest Cities

Current Time in California

As of [current date and time], the current time in the largest cities in California is as follows:

• Los Angeles: [current time in Los Angeles]
• San Francisco: [current time in San Francisco]
• San Diego: [current time in San Diego]
• Sacramento: [current time in Sacramento]
• Long Beach: [current time in Long Beach]

California Time Zone

California is located in the Pacific Time Zone (PT), which is 8 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

During Daylight Saving Time (DST), which is observed from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November, the time in California is 7 hours behind UTC.

Time Difference Between California and Other Time Zones

The following table shows the time difference between California and other major time zones:

Time Zone	Time Difference from California
Eastern Time (ET)	3 hours later
Central Time (CT)	2 hours later
Mountain Time (MT)	1 hour later
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)	8 hours ahead