Timezone Insight
The timezone in Los Angeles is America/Los_Angeles (PDT).
Its current offset is GMT-07:00 (GMT-7).
What is the Timezone of Los Angeles?
Detailed facts, current offset, DST status, and real-time data for the America/Los_Angeles timezone used by Los Angeles, USA.
IANA Timezone Data
How to convert from America/Los_Angeles to UTC
Converting a time from America/Los_Angeles to UTC is straightforward:
For example, if it is 12:00 in Los Angeles, it is 19:00 UTC.
To convert the other way (UTC to Los Angeles), add -7 hours to the UTC time. The offset changes by ±1 hour during daylight saving transitions in spring and fall.
About the America/Los_Angeles timezone
America/Los_Angeles is an IANA time zone identifier — the canonical, globally unique name for the civil time observed in Los Angeles, USA. Every operating system, programming language, and calendar product that supports time zones recognises this string and uses it to compute the correct local time for any given moment.
IANA time zones are maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) and track the historical, current, and planned future civil time of every region — including daylight saving time (DST) transitions, country-level changes, and historical anomalies. This is why software like macOS, Linux, Windows, and major cloud services all use the same identifiers.
Related time zones in the America region
America/New_YorkAmerica/ChicagoAmerica/DenverAmerica/TorontoAmerica/Mexico_CityAmerica/Sao_Paulo
Related tools
- See the current local time in Los Angeles.
- Use the Los Angeles vs London time difference calculator.
- Check how many hours of daylight Los Angeles gets today.
- See the sunrise & sunset times in Los Angeles.