Time in Kensington, California right now
Kensington, 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 Kensington.
- State
- California
- Time zone
- Pacific Time
- Offset from UTC now
- Daylight saving time
- Yes, 8 Mar to 1 Nov
- Population
- 5,077
- Coordinates
- 37.9105° N, 122.2802° W
Sunrise and sunset times in Kensington today.
Worked out for 37.9105° N, 122.2802° W from the position of the sun, and updated every minute. On the longest day of 2026 the sun is up in Kensington for 14h 48m, and on the shortest day for 9h 32m.
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- Solar noon
- Moon phase
- Moon lit
Time difference between Kensington and other cities.
Kensington 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 Kensington.
The closest places listed for California, with the distance from Kensington and their local time. See every place on the California page. Place data comes from GeoNames.
Kensington time zone and daylight saving time.
Kensington 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 Kensington.
Direct answers on Kensington 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 Kensington right now?
Kensington 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 Kensington in?
Kensington uses Pacific Time (PT), at UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in daylight saving time.
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Does Kensington observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks in Kensington 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 Kensington?
On the longest day of 2026 the sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 20:34 in Kensington. On the shortest day it rises at 07:20 and sets at 16:52.
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How long is the longest day in Kensington?
The sun is up for 14h 48m on the June solstice and for 9h 32m on the December solstice.
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What is the time difference between Kensington and New York?
Kensington is 3 hours behind New York all year.
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What is the time difference between Kensington and London?
Kensington 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 Kensington?
Kensington has about 5,077 people, based on the 2026 GeoNames population update.
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Where is Kensington, California?
Kensington sits at 37.9105° N, 122.2802° W in California, about 349 miles from Los Angeles, in the UTC-8 zone.
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Which places are closest to Kensington?
The closest places listed are El Cerrito, 2 miles away, Albany, 2 miles away and Berkeley, 3 miles away. Each one shows its own local time on this page, all in the UTC-8 zone as Kensington.