What time is it in South Pasadena, California?

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

South Pasadena sits at 34.11°N, 118.16°W. For sunrise and sunset there — which do depend on exactly where it is, unlike the clock — see sunrise and sunset in South Pasadena.

The clock says the same thing everywhere in Pacific Daylight Time, but the sun does not. Over South Pasadena it is highest at 12:44 pm today — 44 minutes after clock noon.

At 118.2°W, South Pasadena sits comfortably inside its zone. Daylight saving adds another hour on top until the clocks change.

Today runs 12 hours 2 minutes in South Pasadena, and the day is getting shorter by 2 minutes a day. Across the year it swings 4 hours 33 minutes, from 14 hours 26 minutes at the June solstice down to 9 hours 53 minutes in December.

At 34.1°N that puts South Pasadena between Kailua at 2 hours 22 minutes and Fairbanks at 18 hours 9 minutes.