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Time in Palo Alto, California, United States now

03:27:51

Sunday, 17. May, week 20, 2026

Norwegian Constitution Day / International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

Sun: ↑ 05:57 ↓ 20:13 (14h 15m) - More info - Make Palo Alto time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Palo Alto

UTC -7

Pacific Time (PT)
now 3 hours behind New York

From 1 November 2026: UTC -8 / Pacific Standard Time (PST)
The time in Palo Alto is normally 3 hours behind the time in New York, but because these time zones don't share the same start and end times for daylight saving time, the time in Palo Alto can for a short while be 2 or 4 hours behind the time in New York.
The IANA time zone identifier for Palo Alto is America/Los_Angeles.

Sunday March 8 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

Switched to UTC -7 / Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00 to 03:00 local time.

Sunday November 1 2026

Next change: Winter time starts

Switching to UTC -8 / Pacific Standard Time (PST).
The time will be set back one hour from 02:00 to 01:00 local time.

Time difference
from Palo Alto

Los Angeles	0
Chicago	+2 hours
New York	+3 hours
Toronto	+3 hours
São Paulo	+4 hours
UTC	+7 hours
Lagos	+8 hours
London	+8 hours
Johannesburg	+9 hours
Paris	+9 hours
Zurich	+9 hours
Cairo	+10 hours
Istanbul	+10 hours
Moscow	+10 hours
Dubai	+11 hours
Mumbai	+12.5 hours
Hong Kong	+15 hours
Shanghai	+15 hours
Singapore	+15 hours
Tokyo	+16 hours
Sydney	+17 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Palo Alto

Sunrise: 05:57
Sunset: 20:13
Day length: 14h 15m
Solar noon: 13:05
The current local time in Palo Alto is 65 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Palo Alto on the map

Location: California, United States
Latitude: 37.442. Longitude: -122.143
Population: 67,000
Elevation: 9 m

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Best restaurants in Palo Alto

#1 Protégé - New American and american food
#2 Evvia Estiatorio - Greek and mediterranean food
#3 Ettan - Indian and international food

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