Los Angeles, CA, USA, uses the America/Los_Angeles timezone. During winter Los Angeles is on PST (Pacific Standard Time, UTC−8). In summer it advances to PDT (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC−7). The clocks change on the second Sunday of March (spring forward) and the first Sunday of November (fall back).
Los Angeles (PST) vs Beijing / Shanghai, China (CST) & Singapore (SGT): −16 hours (−15h in PDT). Los Angeles vs New York (EST): −3 hours. Los Angeles vs Chicago (Central Time): −2 hours. Los Angeles vs London (GMT): −8 hours.
The live clock at the top of this page shows the exact current time in Los Angeles. Los Angeles observes PST in winter and PDT in summer.
Yes. Los Angeles observes Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7) from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November. Outside this period, Los Angeles runs on PST (UTC−8).
PST (Pacific Standard Time) is UTC−8 and is used in winter. PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) is UTC−7 and is used in summer. The timezone badge on the clock above always shows which one is currently active.
Los Angeles (Pacific Time) is 3 hours behind New York (Eastern Time) year-round, since both cities observe daylight saving time simultaneously.