Current Local Time in Palo Alto, California, USA

7:08:36 am PDT

Saturday, March 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	California (CA)
Lat/Long:	37°27'N / 122°10'W
Elevation:	18 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English, Spanish
Country Code:	+1

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Weather

59 °F

Passing clouds.
78 / 54 °F

Sun 22.		76 / 48 °F
Mon 23.		75 / 49 °F

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Time Zone

PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)
UTC/GMT -7 hours

DST started

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

3 hours behind
Columbus

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Sunrise

7:10 am
↑ 89° East

Sunset

7:21 pm
↑ 271° West

Day length

12 hours, 11 minutes
+2m 25s longer

Moon 8.5%

Rise – 8:23 am
Set – 10:56 pm

High Tide

High – 2:27 am
High – 3:36 pm

Low Tide

Low – 9:57 am
Low – 9:49 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 1:15 pm
Altitude: 53.1°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:42 am – 6:13 am
8:18 pm – 8:49 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:13 am – 6:44 am
7:47 pm – 8:18 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:44 am – 7:10 am
7:21 pm – 7:47 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 18, 2026
6:23 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
March 25, 2026
12:17 pm

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Airports

San Francisco International Airport, SFO
About 17 mi NW of Palo Alto
San Jose International Airport, SJC
About 14 mi ESE of Palo Alto
Oakland International Airport, OAK
About 20 mi N of Palo Alto

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7:08 36 am

Saturday, March 21, 2026