Time in Crescent City, California right now
Crescent City, California runs on Pacific Time, UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 during daylight saving. The live clock above updates every minute for the exact coordinates of Crescent City.
- State
- California
- Time zone
- Pacific Time
- Offset from UTC now
- Daylight saving time
- Yes, 8 Mar to 1 Nov
- Population
- 6,774
- Coordinates
- 41.7559° N, 124.2018° W
Sunrise and sunset times in Crescent City today.
Worked out for 41.7559° N, 124.2018° W from the position of the sun, and updated every minute. On the longest day of 2026 the sun is up in Crescent City for 15h 13m, and on the shortest day for 9h 8m.
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- Solar noon
- Moon phase
- Moon lit
Time difference between Crescent City and other cities.
Crescent City is 3 hours behind New York all year, so plan calls to the East Coast with that gap in mind.
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Time in places near Crescent City.
The closest places listed for California, with the distance from Crescent City and their local time. See every place on the California page. Place data comes from GeoNames.
Crescent City time zone and daylight saving time.
Crescent City changes clocks on Sunday, 8 March 2026 and Sunday, 1 November 2026, both at 2:00 local time, moving from UTC-8 to UTC-7 and back. Clock change dates come from the IANA time zone database.
- 8 March 2026 Clocks go forward 1 hour Daylight saving time starts at 2:00 local time
- 1 November 2026 Clocks go back 1 hour Daylight saving time ends at 2:00 local time
- 14 March 2027 Clocks go forward 1 hour Daylight saving time starts at 2:00 local time
- 7 November 2027 Clocks go back 1 hour Daylight saving time ends at 2:00 local time
Sunrise and sunset above move with the clock change, so evenings are an hour lighter from Sunday, 8 March 2026.
Quick answers about time in Crescent City.
Direct answers on Crescent City time, the Pacific Time zone, UTC offsets, the 2026 clock change dates and the closest towns.
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What time is it in Crescent City right now?
Crescent City is on Pacific Time, UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 during daylight saving time. The live clock at the top of this page updates every minute.
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What time zone is Crescent City in?
Crescent City uses Pacific Time (PT), at UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in daylight saving time.
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Does Crescent City observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks in Crescent City go forward on Sunday, 8 March 2026 and back on Sunday, 1 November 2026, both at 2:00 local time.
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What time does the sun rise in Crescent City?
On the longest day of 2026 the sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 20:54 in Crescent City. On the shortest day it rises at 07:40 and sets at 16:48.
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How long is the longest day in Crescent City?
The sun is up for 15h 13m on the June solstice and for 9h 8m on the December solstice.
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What is the time difference between Crescent City and New York?
Crescent City is 3 hours behind New York all year.
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What is the time difference between Crescent City and London?
Crescent City is 8 hours behind London for most of the year. The gap changes for a few weeks each spring and autumn, because the United States and the United Kingdom change their clocks on different dates.
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How many people live in Crescent City?
Crescent City has about 6,774 people, based on the 2026 GeoNames population update.
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Where is Crescent City, California?
Crescent City sits at 41.7559° N, 124.2018° W in California, about 623 miles from Los Angeles, in the UTC-8 zone.
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Which places are closest to Crescent City?
The closest places listed are McKinleyville, 56 miles away, Arcata, 62 miles away and Bayside, 64 miles away. Each one shows its own local time on this page, all in the UTC-8 zone as Crescent City.