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Boston and Los Angeles Time Difference

Boston is 3h ahead of Los Angeles

Boston
Boston

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

12:25:40

Sunday, April 5, 2026

United States · America/New_York · EDT

Los Angeles
Los Angeles

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

09:25:40

Sunday, April 5, 2026

United States · America/Los_Angeles · PDT

Best time for work calls

If you are scheduling a call between Boston and Los Angeles, the overlap window is limited to typical business hours. When it is 12 pm in Boston it is 9 am in Los Angeles — a workable window for scheduling. The latest reasonable overlap is around 5 pm in Boston (2 pm in Los Angeles). Outside this window there is effectively no good overlap for regular office hours.

Best time for family calls

Boston and Los Angeles have a comfortable window for a family call — no awkward alarms required. Boston is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles, which gives you 4 hours of genuine overlap when both sides are free. Aim for between 6 pm and 10 pm in Boston — that lands at 3 pm to 7 pm in Los Angeles, after the school run and before anyone's ready for bed. For a Sunday catch-up or a midweek check-in, this is the sweet spot.

Boston

  • Truman Day

  • Memorial Day

  • Juneteenth National Independence Day

Via Nager.Date

🌅 Dawn5:52:25 AM
☀️ Sunrise6:20:58 AM
🌞 Solar Noon12:48:03 PM
🌇 Golden Hour6:37:55 PM
🌆 Sunset7:15:08 PM
🌃 Dusk7:43:41 PM
Day length12:54:09

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Condition☁️ Overcast
Temperature8°C
Feels like6°C
Humidity96%
Wind5 mph SW

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination87%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.2 days
Moonrise22:26
Moonset07:43
New87% illuminatedFull

Los Angeles

  • Truman Day

  • Memorial Day

  • Juneteenth National Independence Day

Via Nager.Date

🌅 Dawn6:08:59 AM
☀️ Sunrise6:34:19 AM
🌞 Solar Noon12:56:45 PM
🌇 Golden Hour6:46:00 PM
🌆 Sunset7:19:11 PM
🌃 Dusk7:44:31 PM
Day length12:44:51

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Condition☁️ Overcast
Temperature20°C
Feels like18°C
Humidity27%
Wind2 mph NE

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination87%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.2 days
Moonrise22:18
Moonset08:22
New87% illuminatedFull

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