Time in Santa Clara, California right now
Santa Clara is on Pacific Time in California, UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 during daylight saving, with the live local clock shown above.
- State
- California
- Time zone
- Pacific Time
- Offset from UTC now
- Daylight saving time
- Yes, 8 Mar to 1 Nov
- Population
- 126,215
- Coordinates
- 37.3541° N, 121.9552° W
Sunrise and sunset times in Santa Clara today.
Santa Clara sunrise and sunset times use its local coordinates and update every minute. In 2026, the longest day has 14h 44m of daylight and the shortest day has 9h 35m.
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- Solar noon
- Moon phase
- Moon lit
Time difference between Santa Clara and other cities.
Santa Clara is 3 hours behind New York, 8 hours behind London during UK summer time, and 12 hours 30 minutes behind India.
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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 | --:-- |
Time in places near Santa Clara.
The closest places listed for California, with the distance from Santa Clara and their local time. See every place on the California page. Place data comes from GeoNames.
Santa Clara time zone and daylight saving time.
Santa Clara changes clocks with California: forward at 2:00 on Sunday, 8 March 2026, and back at 2:00 on Sunday, 1 November 2026. 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
After 8 March 2026, evenings in Santa Clara are 1 hour lighter because the clock moves from UTC-8 to UTC-7.
Quick answers about time in Santa Clara.
Fast answers for Santa Clara time, Pacific Time, UTC offset, daylight saving dates and nearby California cities.
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What time is it in Santa Clara right now?
Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara in?
Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks in Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara?
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 20:31, 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 Santa Clara?
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 Santa Clara and New York?
Santa Clara is 3 hours behind New York all year.
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What is the time difference between Santa Clara and London?
Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara?
Santa Clara has about 126,215 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 Santa Clara?
Santa Clara sits at 37.3541° N, 121.9552° W in California, about 309 miles from Los Angeles.
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Which places are closest to Santa Clara?
The closest places listed are San Jose, 3 miles away, Sunnyvale, 5 miles away and Campbell, 5 miles away. Each one shows its own local time on this page.