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Boston and Los Angeles Time Difference

Boston is 3h ahead of Los Angeles

Boston

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

United States · America/New_York · EDT

Los Angeles

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

Wednesday, May 20, 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

  • Memorial Day

    May 25in 5d
  • Juneteenth National Independence Day

    Jun 19in 30d
  • Independence Day

    Jul 3in 44d

Daylight Cycle

🌅 Dawn4:46:39 AM
☀️ Sunrise5:19:23 AM
🌞 Solar Noon12:42:11 PM
🌇 Golden Hour7:24:08 PM
🌆 Sunset8:04:59 PM
🌃 Dusk8:37:44 PM
Day length14:45:36

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Current Weather

Condition🌙 Mainly clear
Temperature24°C
Feels like22°C
Humidity47%
Wind10 mph W

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Moon Phase

Phase🌒 Waxing Crescent
Illumination24%
CycleWaxing
Moon age4.8 days
Moonrise09:52
Moonset00:33

Los Angeles

  • Memorial Day

    May 25in 5d
  • Juneteenth National Independence Day

    Jun 19in 30d
  • Independence Day

    Jul 3in 44d

Daylight Cycle

🌅 Dawn5:19:34 AM
☀️ Sunrise5:47:39 AM
🌞 Solar Noon12:50:56 PM
🌇 Golden Hour7:18:26 PM
🌆 Sunset7:54:14 PM
🌃 Dusk8:22:19 PM
Day length14:06:34

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Current Weather

Condition☀️ Clear sky
Temperature24°C
Feels like21°C
Humidity37%
Wind9 mph W

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Moon Phase

Phase🌒 Waxing Crescent
Illumination24%
CycleWaxing
Moon age4.8 days
Moonrise10:35
Moonset00:21

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