What Time Is It in California?

Currently, the time in California is six minutes behind apparent solar time. This is because most of the states in the United States observe daylight saving time. As a result, the clocks go back by one hour in the winter and forward by the same amount in the summer.

As a result, the current time in California is 7 hours behind the Universal Coordinated Time (UTC). The IANA time zone identifier for California is America/Los_Angeles. In addition to the state, Arizona and Hawaii also observe permanent standard time. Most of Florida and parts of Texas and Puerto Rico are in the Eastern Time Zone.

While most states in the United States still use daylight saving time, there is a small movement in California to end the change. Although the state legislature has not voted to do so, Assembly Bill 2868 was introduced in February 2019. It would eliminate the biannual clock change and make California's time year-round. However, it must be approved by the California Legislature and then be passed by the US Congress.

The bill would be based on Proposition 7, which voters approved in the 2018 election. This measure would allow the state legislature to change the time of day in the state, but would require that the time change be consistent with federal law. It would also allow the legislature to maintain a later sunrise and a later sunset. In other words, the state would have the option of sticking to daylight saving time year-round.