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Time in San Francisco, California, United States now

12:30:23PM

Saturday, 23 May, 2026, week 21

International Day to End Obstetric Fistula / World Synth Day

Sun: ↑ 05:54AM ↓ 08:19PM (14h 26m) - More info - Make San Francisco time default - Add to favourite locations

Time zone info for San Francisco

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 San Francisco 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 San Francisco

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 San Francisco

Sunrise: 05:54AM
Sunset: 08:19PM
Day length: 14h 26m
Solar noon: 01:06PM
The current local time in San Francisco is 66 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

San Francisco on the map

Location: California, United States
Latitude: 37.77. Longitude: -122.42
Population: 828,000
Elevation: 20 m

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Best restaurants in San Francisco

#1 The Buena Vista - American and irish food
#2 Benu - Asian and contemporary food
#3 La Taqueria - Mexican and vegetarian options food

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