Current Local Time in Sacramento
United States America/Los_Angeles PDT UTC-7 Daylight saving time
4:29:47 AM
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Nighttime UTC-7 (-07:00)
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UTC offset now
UTC-7
UTC-8 standard / UTC-7 summer
Abbreviation
PDT
PST / PDT
Daylight saving
Daylight saving time
Next change November 1, 2026
IANA time zone
America/Los_Angeles
United States · North America
Sacramento time zone
Local time in Sacramento alternates between UTC-8 (PST) and UTC-7 (PDT). In 2026 the switch to PDT happens on March 8, 2026 and the return to PST on November 1, 2026. Any offset quoted for Sacramento without a date is only right for part of the year.
- IANA time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Offset in standard time
- UTC-8 (PST)
- Offset in daylight saving time
- UTC-7 (PDT)
- Daylight saving starts (2026)
- March 8, 2026 at 03:00
- Daylight saving ends (2026)
- November 1, 2026 at 01:00
- Most recent clock change
- March 8, 2026 — clocks go forward 1 hour, from 02:00 PST to 03:00 PDT
- Next clock change
- November 1, 2026 — clocks go back 1 hour, from 02:00 PDT to 01:00 PST
- When it is 12:00 UTC
- 4:00 AM in January · 5:00 AM in July
Clock changes in Sacramento, 2026–2028
Full record for Sacramento → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.
| Date | Change | Local time | Offset after | Then called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 8, 2026 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC-07:00 | PDT (DST) |
| November 1, 2026 | Back 60 min | 01:59 → 01:00 | UTC-08:00 | PST (standard) |
| March 14, 2027 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC-07:00 | PDT (DST) |
| November 7, 2027 | Back 60 min | 01:59 → 01:00 | UTC-08:00 | PST (standard) |
| March 12, 2028 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC-07:00 | PDT (DST) |
| November 5, 2028 | Back 60 min | 01:59 → 01:00 | UTC-08:00 | PST (standard) |
Sun and moon in Sacramento
Computed for 38.5816°, -121.4944° on August 2, 2026.
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Day length
14h 06m
−1m 54s vs yesterday
Solar noon
1:12 PM
Sun at its highest
| Phase | Morning | Evening | Sun's altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 4:24 AM | 9:59 PM | −18° to −12° |
| Nautical twilight | 5:03 AM | 9:20 PM | −12° to −6° |
| Civil twilight | 5:39 AM | 8:44 PM | −6° to −0.833° |
| Sunrise / sunset | 6:09 AM | 8:15 PM | −0.833° (upper limb at the horizon) |
Across 2026, daylight in Sacramento runs from about 9h 28m at the shortest day to 14h 52m at the longest.
Moon
Waning gibbous
80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning
- Moonrise
- 10:17 PM
- Moonset
- 10:14 AM
- Next full moon
- Aug 27, 9:19 PM
- Next new moon
- Aug 12, 10:38 AM
Sun and moon figures are computed locally from standard astronomical series (NOAA solar equations and Meeus' lunar terms) — accurate to about a minute at mid latitudes, and less near the poles where the sun crosses the horizon at a shallow angle.
Weather in Sacramento
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Time difference between Sacramento and other cities
Differences are computed from each city's own zone rules, so pairs whose clocks change on different dates show more than one value across the year.
| City | Local time | Difference | Across the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York United States | 7:29 AM | +3h | Varies: +3h / +4h / +2h |
| Sao Paulo Brazil | 8:29 AM | +4h | Varies: +4h / +5h |
| London United Kingdom | 12:29 PM | +8h | Varies: +8h / +7h |
| Tel Aviv Israel | 2:29 PM | +10h | Varies: +10h / +9h |
| Cairo Egypt | 2:29 PM | +10h | Varies: +10h / +9h |
| Mumbai India | 4:59 PM | +12:30h | Varies: +12:30h / +13:30h |
| Sydney Australia | 9:29 PM | +17h | Varies: +17h / +19h / +18h |
| Chicago United States | 6:29 AM | +2h | Varies: +2h / +3h / +1h |
Sacramento at a glance
- Country
- United States
- Region
- North America
- Coordinates
- 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W
- IANA time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Currency
- USD
- Language
- English
- Usual clock notation
- 12-hour
Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .
Questions fréquentes
What time is it in Sacramento right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sacramento, United States, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the America/Los_Angeles time zone rules. Sacramento currently runs at UTC-7 (PDT), and switches between UTC-8 and UTC-7 across the year.
What time zone is Sacramento in?
Sacramento uses the IANA time zone America/Los_Angeles, written as PST in standard time and PDT while daylight saving time is in force. Every time on this page is computed from that zone rather than from a stored offset, so it follows the rules currently published in the time zone database.
What is the UTC offset in Sacramento?
Sacramento has two offsets. It runs at UTC-8 during standard time and at UTC-7 during daylight saving time, which is why a single fixed offset for Sacramento is always wrong for part of the year. In 2026 the daylight saving period runs from March 8, 2026 to November 1, 2026.
Does Sacramento observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Sacramento changes its clocks twice in 2026: March 8, 2026 — clocks go forward 1 hour, from 02:00 PST to 03:00 PDT; November 1, 2026 — clocks go back 1 hour, from 02:00 PDT to 01:00 PST. Time differences with other places therefore shift during the year.
What is the time difference between Sacramento and New York?
For most of 2026, New York is 3 hours ahead of Sacramento. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 4 hours (New York ahead of Sacramento) from March 7 – March 8; the gap is 2 hours (New York ahead of Sacramento) from October 31 – November 1.
What is the time difference between Sacramento and Sao Paulo?
For most of 2026, Sao Paulo is 4 hours ahead of Sacramento. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 5 hours (Sao Paulo ahead of Sacramento) from December 31 – March 8 and November 1 – December 31.
What is the time difference between Sacramento and London?
For most of 2026, London is 8 hours ahead of Sacramento. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 7 hours (London ahead of Sacramento) from March 8 – March 28 and October 24 – November 1.
How long is the day in Sacramento?
Day length in Sacramento ranges from about 9h 28m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 14h 52m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude 38.58°, longitude -121.49°.