Time in Oceanside, California right now
Oceanside, California uses Pacific Time for the live clock on this page. The time comes from the same time zone database used by phones and computers.
- State
- California
- Time zone
- Pacific Time
- Offset from UTC now
- Daylight saving time
- Yes, 8 Mar to 1 Nov
- Population
- 175,691
- Coordinates
- 33.1959° N, 117.3795° W
Sunrise and sunset times in Oceanside today.
Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar noon are calculated for Oceanside and update every minute. The longest and shortest day values use 2026 data.
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- Sunset
- Day length
- Solar noon
- Moon phase
- Moon lit
Time difference between Oceanside and other cities.
Compare Oceanside with major cities around the world using the live table below. The time difference is counted from Oceanside, not from your current location.
| City | Time zone | Local time | From Oceanside |
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| 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 | --:-- |
Current Time in Oceanside, California
The closest places listed for California, with the distance from Oceanside and their local time. See every place on the California page. Place data comes from GeoNames.
Oceanside time zone and daylight saving time.
Oceanside 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. 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 Oceanside, California
Short answers about Oceanside, California time zones, UTC offset, daylight saving time, holidays, sunrise and sunset. Use them before booking a call or trip.
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What time is it in Oceanside right now?
Oceanside 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 Oceanside in?
Oceanside 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 Oceanside observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks in Oceanside 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 Oceanside?
Today's sunrise and sunset are shown live on this page. On the longest day of 2026 the sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 20:01, and on the shortest day it rises at 06:48 and sets at 16:45.
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How long is the longest day in Oceanside?
The sun is up for 14h 21m on the June solstice and for 9h 57m 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 Oceanside and New York?
Oceanside is 3 hours behind New York all year.
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What is the time difference between Oceanside and London?
Oceanside 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 Oceanside?
Oceanside has about 175,691 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 Oceanside?
Oceanside sits at 33.1959° N, 117.3795° W in California, about 77 miles from Los Angeles.
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Which places are closest to Oceanside?
The closest places listed are Camp Pendleton South, 2 miles away, Carlsbad, 3 miles away and Vista, 8 miles away. Each one shows its own local time on this page.