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Time in Palm Desert, California, United States now

04:21:08PM

Saturday, 23 May, 2026, week 21

International Day to End Obstetric Fistula / World Synth Day

Sun: ↑ 05:39AM ↓ 07:45PM (14h 6m) - More info - Make Palm Desert time default - Add to favourite locations

Time zone info for Palm Desert

UTC -7

Pacific Time (PT)
now 3 hours behind New York

From 1 November 2026: UTC -8 / Pacific Standard Time (PST)
The IANA time zone identifier for Palm Desert 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 02:00AM to 03:00AM 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 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time.

Time difference
from Palm Desert

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 Palm Desert

Sunrise: 05:39AM
Sunset: 07:45PM
Day length: 14h 6m
Solar noon: 12:42PM
The current local time in Palm Desert is 42 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Palm Desert on the map

Location: California, United States
Latitude: 33.723. Longitude: -116.377
Population: 52,000
Elevation: 67 m

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Best restaurants in Palm Desert

#1 Sullivan's Steakhouse - Steakhouses and american food
#2 Project Burger
#3 Cowboy Cantina - Barbecue and mexican food

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