Time difference · America/Los_Angeles ↔ America/Phoenix
Time difference between Los Angeles and Phoenix
In short
Phoenix keeps the same time as Los Angeles for 232 of the next 365 days.
From 1 November 2026 to 13 March 2027, Phoenix is 1 hour ahead of Los Angeles.
When it is 09:00 in Los Angeles, it is 09:00 in Phoenix.
Computed from IANA tzdb 2026e UTC offsets for America/Los_Angeles and America/Phoenix.
Data updated
Right now
- Los Angeles
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- Phoenix
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Current local times appear here.
Usual difference
same time
Phoenix ahead, 232 of the next 365 days
Through the year
same time to +1 h
Phoenix relative to Los Angeles
Working hours overlap
8 h
09:00–17:00 in Los Angeles
Straight-line distance
567 km
352 mi between city centres
How the difference changes over the next 12 months
Positive values mean Phoenix is ahead of Los Angeles.
| From | Until | Phoenix vs Los Angeles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2026 | 1 Nov 2026 | same time |
| 1 Nov 2026 | 14 Mar 2027 | +1 hchanged |
| 14 Mar 2027 | 31 Oct 2027 | same time |
Dates are UTC days; clocks change at local times listed below.
When the clocks change
Los Angeles
America/Los_Angeles
Sun, 1 November 2026
At 02:00 clocks go back 1 hour to 01:00 (PST, UTC−08:00)
Sun, 14 March 2027
At 02:00 clocks go forward 1 hour to 03:00 (PDT, UTC−07:00)
Phoenix
America/Phoenix
No clock changes in this period.
Hour by hour (same time)
At the usual difference. Arrival time = departure time in Los Angeles + flight time (the clocks match). On dates with a different gap, shift every row by the change.
| Los Angeles | Phoenix | Both awake / working |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 00:00 | — |
| 01:00 | 01:00 | — |
| 02:00 | 02:00 | — |
| 03:00 | 03:00 | — |
| 04:00 | 04:00 | — |
| 05:00 | 05:00 | — |
| 06:00 | 06:00 | — |
| 07:00 | 07:00 | both awake |
| 08:00 | 08:00 | both awake |
| 09:00 | 09:00 | working hours |
| 10:00 | 10:00 | working hours |
| 11:00 | 11:00 | working hours |
| 12:00 | 12:00 | working hours |
| 13:00 | 13:00 | working hours |
| 14:00 | 14:00 | working hours |
| 15:00 | 15:00 | working hours |
| 16:00 | 16:00 | working hours |
| 17:00 | 17:00 | both awake |
| 18:00 | 18:00 | both awake |
| 19:00 | 19:00 | both awake |
| 20:00 | 20:00 | both awake |
| 21:00 | 21:00 | both awake |
| 22:00 | 22:00 | both awake |
| 23:00 | 23:00 | — |
Calling and meeting windows
| Difference | Days | Both awake (07–23), Los Angeles time | Both working (09–17), Los Angeles time |
|---|---|---|---|
| same time | 232 | 07:00–23:00 | 09:00–17:00 |
| +1 h | 133 | 07:00–22:00 | 09:00–16:00 |
What the data shows
Over the next 12 months Phoenix is level for 232 days, 1 hour ahead for 133 days relative to Los Angeles, because only Los Angeles changes its clocks.
How we calculated this: Days per distinct difference across the period.
At the usual difference, 09:00–17:00 working days overlap for 8 hours: 09:00–17:00 in Los Angeles, 09:00–17:00 in Phoenix.
How we calculated this: Intersection of 09:00–17:00 local in both places at the typical difference.
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Same clock as Los Angeles
- Tijuana, Mexico
- San Francisco, United States
- Seattle, United States
- Irvine, United States
- San Diego, United States
- Long Beach, United States
- Portland, United States
- Las Vegas, United States
Same clock as Phoenix
- Vancouver, Canada
- Culiacán, Mexico
- Mesa, United States
- Tucson, United States
- Hermosillo, Mexico
- Glendale, United States
- Mazatlán, Mexico
- Mazatlán, Mexico
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