What time is it in Aliso Viejo, California?

Aliso Viejo is currently on daylight saving time. The next change is Sunday, November 1, 2026, when 2:00 am becomes 1:00 am local time.

Aliso Viejo sits at 33.58°N, 117.73°W. For sunrise and sunset there — which do depend on exactly where it is, unlike the clock — see sunrise and sunset in Aliso Viejo.

The clock says the same thing everywhere in Pacific Daylight Time, but the sun does not. Over Aliso Viejo it is highest at 12:42 pm today — 42 minutes after clock noon.

At 117.7°W, Aliso Viejo sits comfortably inside its zone. Daylight saving adds another hour on top until the clocks change.

Today runs 12 hours 2 minutes in Aliso Viejo, and the day is getting shorter by 2 minutes a day. Across the year it swings 4 hours 28 minutes, from 14 hours 23 minutes at the June solstice down to 9 hours 55 minutes in December.

At 33.6°N that puts Aliso Viejo between Kailua at 2 hours 22 minutes and Fairbanks at 18 hours 9 minutes.