It is 17:38 on Friday, October 2, 2026 in Los Angeles, United States. The city runs on UTC-7 (PDT), which puts it 4 hours behind Brasília.
Time zone and UTC offset in Los Angeles
Los Angeles follows the America/Los_Angeles time zone, abbreviated PDT. Right now its offset from Coordinated Universal Time is UTC-7.
Daylight saving time is in effect at the moment, which means local clocks run ahead of standard time. The next change comes on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour, so at 02:00 the clock goes back to 01:00 and the offset becomes UTC-8. From that day the difference from Brasília is 5 hours behind. The change after that is on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 02:00.
Time difference between Brasília and Los Angeles
To convert, take Brasília time and subtract 4 hours; early in the morning in Brasília it may still be the previous day in Los Angeles. The table uses today's offsets.
Going the other way, local noon in Los Angeles is 16:00 in Brasília, and local midnight is 04:00 in Brasília. Because Los Angeles is behind, its calendar date is still the previous day in the first 4 hours after midnight in Brasília (until 04:00). Keep this in mind for deadlines, flights and anything scheduled around the start or end of a day.
| Brasília (UTC-3) | Los Angeles (UTC-7) |
|---|---|
| 06:00 | 02:00 |
| 09:00 | 05:00 |
| 12:00 | 08:00 |
| 15:00 | 11:00 |
| 18:00 | 14:00 |
| 21:00 | 17:00 |
Best time to call Los Angeles from Brazil
Taking a 9:00 to 18:00 working day on both sides, the shared window runs from 13:00 to 18:00 in Brasília, which is 09:00 to 14:00 in Los Angeles. That leaves 5 hours of overlap: enough for most meetings, but book early. Because Los Angeles changes its clocks, this window shifts by one hour after the next change.
For several cities at once, use the meeting planner, or convert any hour with the time zone converter.
Sunrise and sunset in Los Angeles today
Today the Sun rises in Los Angeles at 06:48 and sets at 18:35 local time, a daylight span of 11h 47min, with solar noon at 12:42. See other places on the sunrise and sunset page.
Where is Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is at 34.05° N, 118.24° W (country: United States). The country page shows its main reference time and neighbours. Compare more places on world time or in the list of cities.