What is the time difference between Adelaide and Los Angeles?

Los Angeles is 16 hours 30 minutes behind Adelaide. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Los Angeles from Adelaide?

Between 09:30–10:30 in Adelaide, which is 17:00–18:00 in Los Angeles. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Adelaide observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Adelaide runs on UTC+9:30 in winter and UTC+10:30 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.

Does Los Angeles observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Los Angeles runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

If it is midday in Adelaide, what time is it in Los Angeles?

It is 19:30 in Los Angeles, still on the previous day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Adelaide and Los Angeles use?

Adelaide uses Australia/Adelaide, currently UTC+9:30 (ACST), and Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Adelaide time to Los Angeles time

Los Angeles is 16 hours 30 minutes behind Adelaide right now, so midday in Adelaide lands in the evening in Los Angeles.

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Hour by hour

Every hour of a day in Adelaide, and what the clock reads in Los Angeles at that same moment.

Adelaide	Los Angeles
00:00	07:30previous day
01:00	08:30previous day
02:00	09:30previous day
03:00	10:30previous day
04:00	11:30previous day
05:00	12:30previous day
06:00	13:30previous day
07:00	14:30previous day
08:00	15:30previous day
09:00	16:30previous day
10:00	17:30previous day
11:00	18:30previous day
12:00	19:30previous day
13:00	20:30previous day
14:00	21:30previous day
15:00	22:30previous day
16:00	23:30previous day
17:00	00:30
18:00	01:30
19:00	02:30
20:00	03:30
21:00	04:30
22:00	05:30
23:00	06:30

Daylight saving time

Adelaide and Los Angeles both observe daylight saving. Where their change dates differ, so does the gap between them for the weeks in between.

Adelaide

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+9:30
Daylight: UTC+10:30
Next change: 2026-10-04 +60m

Los Angeles

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-8
Daylight: UTC-7
Next change: 2026-11-01 −60m

When you can actually talk

The window is 1 hour wide — 09:30–10:30 in Adelaide, 17:00–18:00 in Los Angeles.

Adelaide 09:30–10:30Los Angeles 17:00–18:00
Adelaide 09:00–09:30Los Angeles 16:30–17:00

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

	Adelaide	Los Angeles
IANA zone	Australia/Adelaide	America/Los_Angeles
Abbreviation	ACST	PDT
Standard offset	UTC+9:30	UTC-8
Daylight offset	UTC+10:30	UTC-7
Clock changes this year	2	2
Country	Australia	United States

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Adelaide and Los Angeles?: Los Angeles is 16 hours 30 minutes behind Adelaide. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Los Angeles from Adelaide?: Between 09:30–10:30 in Adelaide, which is 17:00–18:00 in Los Angeles. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Adelaide observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Adelaide runs on UTC+9:30 in winter and UTC+10:30 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.
Does Los Angeles observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Los Angeles runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
If it is midday in Adelaide, what time is it in Los Angeles?: It is 19:30 in Los Angeles, still on the previous day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Adelaide and Los Angeles use?: Adelaide uses Australia/Adelaide, currently UTC+9:30 (ACST), and Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.