San Diego
California, United States
Thursday, 12th November 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-8
- Time zone
- America/Los_AngelesPST
- Sunrise
- 6:16 am
- Sunset
- 4:49 pm
- Daylight
- 10 hours 32 minutes92 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OffNext change in 121 days
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Daylight saving in San Diego
Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 14th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
Right now San Diego is on PST, UTC-8: standard time. That is 121 days away.
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Time difference between San Diego and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago CST | 8:38 am | 08:38 | 2 hours ahead |
| Mexico City CST | 8:38 am | 08:38 | 2 hours ahead |
| New York City EST | 9:38 am | 09:38 | 3 hours ahead |
| Toronto EST | 9:38 am | 09:38 | 3 hours ahead |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 11:38 am | 11:38 | 5 hours ahead |
| London GMT | 2:38 pm | 14:38 | 8 hours ahead |
| Paris CET | 3:38 pm | 15:38 | 9 hours ahead |
| Berlin CET | 3:38 pm | 15:38 | 9 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 4:38 pm | 16:38 | 10 hours ahead |
| Cairo EET | 4:38 pm | 16:38 | 10 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 5:38 pm | 17:38 | 11 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 6:38 pm | 18:38 | 12 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 8:08 pm | 20:08 | 13 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 10:38 pm | 22:38 | 16 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 11:38 pm | 23:38 | 17 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEDT | 1:38 am Fri | 01:38 | 19 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 3:38 am Fri | 03:38 | 21 hours ahead |
About San Diego
- Population
- 1404452
- Coordinates
- 32.716, -117.165
- Region
- California, United States
- IANA zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Solar noon
- 11:32 am
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations: not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in San Diego right now?
It is 6:38 am (06:38 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 12th November 2026 in San Diego. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is San Diego in?
San Diego uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PST (UTC-8). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like PST are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is San Diego on daylight saving time right now?
No. San Diego is on standard time (PST). Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 14th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
When do the clocks change in San Diego?
The next change is on Sunday, 14th March 2027. Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 14th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change). After that the offset becomes UTC-7.
What time is sunrise and sunset in San Diego today?
The sun rises at 6:16 am and sets at 4:49 pm today, giving 10 hours 32 minutes of daylight. That is 92 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is San Diego of Auckland?
San Diego is 21 hours behind Auckland. When it is 6:38 am in San Diego, it is 3:38 am in Auckland. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is San Diego?
San Diego is in California, United States, at 32.72° N, 117.16° W, with a population of about 1,404,452. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.