Time in Washington, United States

Time in Tacoma, Washington now

4:00:00 AM

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

PST · UTC−8 Pacific Standard Time

Sunrise: 6:55 AM
Sunset: 4:50 PM
Day length: 9 h 55 min
Daylight saving: Changes Mar 14, 2027

Tacoma 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

Tacoma, Washington, United States. Coordinates 47.25° N, 122.44° W; population about 222,906.

Sunrise and sunset in Tacoma today

Dawn (civil): 6:23 AM
Sunrise: 6:55 AM
Solar noon: 11:53 AM
Sunset: 4:50 PM
Dusk (civil): 5:22 PM
Day length: 9 h 55 min
Night length: 14 h 5 min
Golden hour, morning: 6:36 AM – 7:40 AM
Golden hour, evening: 4:05 PM – 5:10 PM
Blue hour, morning: 6:23 AM – 6:36 AM
Blue hour, evening: 5:10 PM – 5:22 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.

Tacoma time compared with other cities

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

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Questions about time in Tacoma

What time zone is Tacoma in?

Tacoma 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 Tacoma 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 Tacoma from UTC?

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

What time is sunrise and sunset in Tacoma 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 6:55 AM and set at 4:50 PM, giving 9 h 55 min of daylight.

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