Time in Santa Clarita, California now
Santa Clarita 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 Santa Clarita.
- State
- California
- Time zone
- Pacific Time
- Offset from UTC now
- Daylight saving time
- Yes, 8 Mar to 1 Nov
- Population
- 182,371
- Coordinates
- 34.3917° N, 118.5426° W
Sunrise and sunset in Santa Clarita.
Worked out for 34.3917° N, 118.5426° W from the position of the sun, and updated every minute. On the longest day of 2026 the sun is up in Santa Clarita for 14h 27m, and on the shortest day for 9h 51m.
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- Solar noon
- Moon phase
- Moon lit
Santa Clarita compared with other cities.
How the clock in Santa Clarita lines up with the rest of the United States and a few cities around the world, right now.
| City | Time zone | Local time | From Santa Clarita |
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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 Santa Clarita.
The closest places listed for California, with the distance from Santa Clarita and their local time. See every place on the California page.
When the clocks change in Santa Clarita.
Santa Clarita 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 Santa Clarita.
Short answers about the time zone, sunrise, clock changes and neighbours of Santa Clarita.
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What time is it in Santa Clarita right now?
Santa Clarita 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 Clarita in?
Santa Clarita 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 Clarita observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks in Santa Clarita 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 Clarita?
Today's sunrise and sunset are shown live on this page. On the longest day of 2026 the sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 20:09, and on the shortest day it rises at 06:56 and sets at 16:47.
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How long is the longest day in Santa Clarita?
The sun is up for 14h 27m on the June solstice and for 9h 51m 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 Clarita and New York?
Santa Clarita is 3 hours behind New York all year.
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What is the time difference between Santa Clarita and London?
Santa Clarita 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 Clarita?
Santa Clarita has about 182,371 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 Clarita?
Santa Clarita sits at 34.3917° N, 118.5426° W in California, about 29 miles from Los Angeles.
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Which places are closest to Santa Clarita?
The closest places listed are Stevenson Ranch, 2 miles away, Valencia, 5 miles away and Castaic, 8 miles away. Each one shows its own local time on this page.