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Time in Santa Barbara, California, United States now

16:14:12

Thursday, 1. October, 2026, week 40

World Vegetarian Day / International Day of Older Persons / National Day of China / Independence Day of Nigeria

Sun: ↑ 06:54 ↓ 18:43 (11h 49m) - More info - Make Santa Barbara time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Santa Barbara

UTC -7

Pacific Time (PT)
now 3 hours behind New York

From 1 November 2026: UTC -8 / Pacific Standard Time (PST)
The time in Santa Barbara can be either 2, 3 or 4 hours behind the time in New York, depending on the time of the year.
The IANA time zone identifier for Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara

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 Santa Barbara

Sunrise: 06:54
Sunset: 18:43
Day length: 11h 49m
Solar noon: 12:48
The current local time in Santa Barbara is 48 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Santa Barbara on the map

Location: California, United States
Latitude: 34.421. Longitude: -119.698
Population: 92,000
Elevation: 15 m

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Best restaurants in Santa Barbara

#1 Indian Tandoori Kingdom - Indian and vegetarian options food
#2 Los Agaves Restaurant - Mexican and latin american food
#3 Brophy Bros. Santa Barbara - Seafood and american food

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