Time zone
Pacific Standard Time (PST), UTC−8. IANA zone America/Los_Angeles.
Time in California, United States
Time in Sunnyvale, California now
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
PST · UTC−8 Pacific Standard Time
- Sunrise
- 6:34 AM
- Sunset
- 5:08 PM
- Day length
- 10 h 34 min
- Daylight saving
- Changes Mar 14, 2027
Sunnyvale time zone
Clock changes
Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−8 → UTC−7).
Location
Sunnyvale, California, United States. Coordinates 37.37° N, 122.04° W; population about 155,805.
Sunrise and sunset in Sunnyvale today
- Dawn (civil)
- 6:07 AM
- Sunrise
- 6:34 AM
- Solar noon
- 11:51 AM
- Sunset
- 5:08 PM
- Dusk (civil)
- 5:35 PM
- Day length
- 10 h 34 min
- Night length
- 13 h 26 min
- Golden hour, morning
- 6:18 AM – 7:11 AM
- Golden hour, evening
- 4:31 PM – 5:25 PM
- Blue hour, morning
- 6:07 AM – 6:18 AM
- Blue hour, evening
- 5:25 PM – 5:35 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.
Sunnyvale time compared with other cities
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| City | Local time | Difference from Sunnyvale |
|---|---|---|
| New York City, New York | 7:00 AM | 3 hours ahead of Sunnyvale |
| Chicago, Illinois | 6:00 AM | 2 hours ahead of Sunnyvale |
| Denver, Colorado | 5:00 AM | 1 hour ahead of Sunnyvale |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 5:00 AM | 1 hour ahead of Sunnyvale |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 2:00 AM | 2 hours behind Sunnyvale |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 3:00 AM | 1 hour behind Sunnyvale |
| Toronto, Canada | 7:00 AM | 3 hours ahead of Sunnyvale |
| Vancouver, Canada | 5:00 AM | 1 hour ahead of Sunnyvale |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 6:00 AM | 2 hours ahead of Sunnyvale |
| São Paulo, Brazil | 9:00 AM | 5 hours ahead of Sunnyvale |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | 9:00 AM | 5 hours ahead of Sunnyvale |
| London, United Kingdom | 12:00 PM | 8 hours ahead of Sunnyvale |
| Dublin, Ireland | 12:00 PM | 8 hours ahead of Sunnyvale |
| Paris, France | 1:00 PM | 9 hours ahead of Sunnyvale |
Questions about time in Sunnyvale
What time zone is Sunnyvale in?
Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale from UTC?
Sunnyvale is 8 hours behind UTC on standard time and 7 hours behind UTC during daylight saving time.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sunnyvale 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 6:34 AM and set at 5:08 PM, giving 10 h 34 min of daylight.
Near Sunnyvale
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- San Jose, California 13 km
- Fremont, California 20 km
- San Mateo, California 33 km
- Hayward, California 34 km
- Oakland, California 53 km
- Daly City, California 53 km
- San Francisco, California 56 km
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