Time in Mountain View, California now
Mountain View is in California and uses Pacific Time. The clock on this page is live, and the times below are worked out for the coordinates of Mountain View.
- State
- California
- Time zone
- Pacific Time
- Offset from UTC now
- Daylight saving time
- Yes, 8 Mar to 1 Nov
- Population
- 80,435
- Coordinates
- 37.3860° N, 122.0838° W
Sunrise and sunset in Mountain View.
Worked out for 37.3860° N, 122.0838° W from the position of the sun, and updated every minute. On the longest day of 2026 the sun is up in Mountain View for 14h 44m, and on the shortest day for 9h 35m.
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- Solar noon
- Moon phase
- Moon lit
Mountain View compared with other cities.
How the clock in Mountain View lines up with the rest of the United States and a few cities around the world, right now.
| City | Time zone | Local time | From Mountain View |
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| New York | Eastern Time | --:-- | |
| Chicago | Central Time | --:-- | |
| Denver | Mountain Time | --:-- | |
| Phoenix | Mountain Time without daylight saving | --:-- | |
| Los Angeles | Pacific Time | --:-- | |
| Honolulu | Hawaii-Aleutian Time | --:-- | |
| London | United Kingdom | --:-- | |
| Dubai | United Arab Emirates | --:-- | |
| Tokyo | Japan | --:-- | |
| Sydney | Australia | --:-- |
Time in places near Mountain View.
The closest places listed for California, with the distance from Mountain View and their local time. See every place on the California page.
When the clocks change in Mountain View.
Mountain View follows the national rules: clocks go forward one hour on the second Sunday of March and back one hour on the first Sunday of November, at 2:00 local time.
- 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 Mountain View.
Short answers about the time zone, sunrise, clock changes and neighbours of Mountain View.
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What time is it in Mountain View right now?
Mountain View is on Pacific Time, UTC-8, and UTC-7 during daylight saving time. The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time and updates every minute.
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What time zone is Mountain View in?
Mountain View uses Pacific Time, the same zone as the rest of California in most cases. The California page shows every zone used in the state.
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Does Mountain View observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks in Mountain View go forward one hour on Sunday, 8 March 2026 and back one hour on Sunday, 1 November 2026, both at 2:00 local time.
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What time does the sun rise in Mountain View?
Today's sunrise and sunset are shown live on this page. On the longest day of 2026 the sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 20:32, and on the shortest day it rises at 07:18 and sets at 16:53.
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How long is the longest day in Mountain View?
The sun is up for 14h 44m on the June solstice and for 9h 35m on the December solstice. Day length changes fastest around the equinoxes in March and September.
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What is the time difference between Mountain View and New York?
Mountain View is 3 hours behind New York all year.
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What is the time difference between Mountain View and London?
Mountain View 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 Mountain View?
Mountain View has about 80,435 people, which makes it one of the places listed for California on Time Dates. Population figures come from GeoNames.
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Where is Mountain View?
Mountain View sits at 37.3860° N, 122.0838° W in California, about 315 miles from Los Angeles.
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Which places are closest to Mountain View?
The closest places listed are Los Altos, 2 miles away, Sunnyvale, 3 miles away and Palo Alto, 5 miles away. Each one shows its own local time on this page.