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Houston and Los Angeles Time Difference

Houston is 2h ahead of Los Angeles

Houston
Houston

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

11:24:16

Sunday, April 5, 2026

United States · America/Chicago · CDT

Los Angeles
Los Angeles

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

09:24:16

Sunday, April 5, 2026

United States · America/Los_Angeles · PDT

Best time for work calls

If you are scheduling a call between Houston and Los Angeles, the overlap window is limited to typical business hours. When it is 11 am in Houston it is 9 am in Los Angeles — a workable window for scheduling. The latest reasonable overlap is around 5 pm in Houston (3 pm in Los Angeles). Outside this window there is effectively no good overlap for regular office hours.

Best time for family calls

Houston and Los Angeles have a comfortable window for a family call — no awkward alarms required. Houston is 2 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 Houston — that lands at 4 pm to 8 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.

Houston

  • Truman Day

  • Memorial Day

  • Juneteenth National Independence Day

Via Nager.Date

🌅 Dawn6:42:34 AM
☀️ Sunrise7:06:41 AM
🌞 Solar Noon1:25:16 PM
🌇 Golden Hour7:12:12 PM
🌆 Sunset7:43:51 PM
🌃 Dusk8:07:58 PM
Day length12:37:09

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Condition☁️ Overcast
Temperature17°C
Feels like16°C
Humidity82%
Wind12 mph N

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination87%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.2 days
Moonrise22:32
Moonset09:00
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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