What time is it in Dana Point, California?

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

Dana Point sits at 33.48°N, 117.69°W. For sunrise and sunset there — which do depend on exactly where it is, unlike the clock — see sunrise and sunset in Dana Point.

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

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

Today runs 12 hours 2 minutes in Dana Point, and the day is getting shorter by 2 minutes a day. Across the year it swings 4 hours 27 minutes, from 14 hours 22 minutes at the June solstice down to 9 hours 56 minutes in December.

At 33.5°N that puts Dana Point between Kailua at 2 hours 22 minutes and Fairbanks at 18 hours 9 minutes.