Time in California, United States

Time in San Francisco, California now

4:00:00 AM

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

PST · UTC−8 Pacific Standard Time

Sunrise: 6:37 AM
Sunset: 5:09 PM
Day length: 10 h 32 min
Daylight saving: Changes Mar 14, 2027

San Francisco time zone

Time zone

Pacific Standard Time (PST), UTC−8. IANA zone America/Los_Angeles.

Clock changes

Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−8 → UTC−7).

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Location

San Francisco, California, United States. Coordinates 37.77° N, 122.42° W; population about 827,526.

Sunrise and sunset in San Francisco today

Dawn (civil): 6:09 AM
Sunrise: 6:37 AM
Solar noon: 11:53 AM
Sunset: 5:09 PM
Dusk (civil): 5:36 PM
Day length: 10 h 32 min
Night length: 13 h 28 min
Golden hour, morning: 6:20 AM – 7:14 AM
Golden hour, evening: 4:32 PM – 5:26 PM
Blue hour, morning: 6:09 AM – 6:20 AM
Blue hour, evening: 5:26 PM – 5:36 PM

Calculated for the city centre at sea level; accurate to about a minute. Golden hour is when the sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon; blue hour between 6° and 4° below. See the whole month or another date.

San Francisco time compared with other cities

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City	Local time	Difference from San Francisco
New York City, New York	7:00 AM	3 hours ahead of San Francisco
Chicago, Illinois	6:00 AM	2 hours ahead of San Francisco
Denver, Colorado	5:00 AM	1 hour ahead of San Francisco
Phoenix, Arizona	5:00 AM	1 hour ahead of San Francisco
Honolulu, Hawaii	2:00 AM	2 hours behind San Francisco
Anchorage, Alaska	3:00 AM	1 hour behind San Francisco
Toronto, Canada	7:00 AM	3 hours ahead of San Francisco
Vancouver, Canada	5:00 AM	1 hour ahead of San Francisco
Mexico City, Mexico	6:00 AM	2 hours ahead of San Francisco
São Paulo, Brazil	9:00 AM	5 hours ahead of San Francisco
Buenos Aires, Argentina	9:00 AM	5 hours ahead of San Francisco
London, United Kingdom	12:00 PM	8 hours ahead of San Francisco
Dublin, Ireland	12:00 PM	8 hours ahead of San Francisco
Paris, France	1:00 PM	9 hours ahead of San Francisco

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Questions about time in San Francisco

What time zone is San Francisco in?

San Francisco uses Pacific Standard Time (PST, UTC−8) as standard time and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7) during daylight saving time. Its IANA time-zone identifier is America/Los_Angeles, which is what phones and computers use to set the local time.

Does San Francisco observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−8 → UTC−7). The previous change was on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

How far is San Francisco from UTC?

San Francisco is 8 hours behind UTC on standard time and 7 hours behind UTC during daylight saving time.

What time is sunrise and sunset in San Francisco today?

The table above shows today’s sunrise, sunset and day length for the city centre. As an example, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 the sun rose at 6:37 AM and set at 5:09 PM, giving 10 h 32 min of daylight.

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