Los Angeles sits at almost the same latitude as Sydney, so its hours mirror Sydney’s six months apart
Los Angeles lies at 34.05° north and Sydney at 33.87° south, so their planetary hours are near mirror images with the seasons swapped.
California keeps PST (UTC−8) in winter and PDT (UTC−7) from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November. Sunrise ranges from 05:41 in early June to 07:16 in early November, just before the clocks go back. Sunset runs from 16:43 in late November to 20:08 on 24 June.
Los Angeles lies about 44° of longitude west of New York, so each planetary hour arrives there close to three hours later in absolute time.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day hour | Night hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 March | 06:57 | 19:04 | 61 min | 59 min |
| 21 June | 05:41 | 20:07 | 72 min | 48 min |
| 23 September | 06:41 | 18:49 | 61 min | 59 min |
| 21 December | 06:54 | 16:47 | 49 min | 71 min |
Times are local clock times from this calculator, with daylight saving applied where Los Angeles uses it. Each planetary hour is one twelfth of the daylight or one twelfth of the night, so these two lengths set every hour of the day.
Born in Los Angeles? Enter your birth date and time to see your hour
Leave the city on Los Angeles, set your birth date and type your birth time into the time field. The panel names your hour and the dial turns to the planetary day you were born in. US daylight saving dates have changed several times, most recently in 2007, and the calculator applies the rules in force on your birth date. A birth before sunrise belongs to the night of the previous day, and the panel tells you when that applies.