What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Lord Howe Island?

Lord Howe Island is 17 hours 30 minutes ahead of Los Angeles. 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 Lord Howe Island from Los Angeles?

Between 17:00–18:00 in Los Angeles, which is 10:30–11:30 in Lord Howe Island. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

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.

Does Lord Howe Island observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Lord Howe Island runs on UTC+10:30 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 30 minutes.

If it is midday in Los Angeles, what time is it in Lord Howe Island?

It is 05:30 in Lord Howe Island, and already the following day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Los Angeles and Lord Howe Island use?

Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT), and Lord Howe Island uses Australia/Lord_Howe, currently UTC+10:30 (LHST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Los Angeles time to Lord Howe Island time

Right now Lord Howe Island runs 17 hours 30 minutes ahead of Los Angeles. That gap is not fixed: it moves when either city changes its clocks.

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Hour by hour

The whole day mapped across: read down the left for Los Angeles, across for Lord Howe Island.

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

Daylight saving time

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

Los Angeles

Observes daylight saving time

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

Lord Howe Island

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+10:30
Daylight: UTC+11
Next change: 2026-10-04 +30m

When you can actually talk

The window is 1 hour wide — 17:00–18:00 in Los Angeles, 10:30–11:30 in Lord Howe Island.

Los Angeles 17:00–18:00Lord Howe Island 10:30–11:30
Los Angeles 15:30–17:00Lord Howe Island 09:00–10:30

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

	Los Angeles	Lord Howe Island
IANA zone	America/Los_Angeles	Australia/Lord_Howe
Abbreviation	PDT	LHST
Standard offset	UTC-8	UTC+10:30
Daylight offset	UTC-7	UTC+11
Clock changes this year	2	2
Country	United States	Australia

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Lord Howe Island?: Lord Howe Island is 17 hours 30 minutes ahead of Los Angeles. 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 Lord Howe Island from Los Angeles?: Between 17:00–18:00 in Los Angeles, which is 10:30–11:30 in Lord Howe Island. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
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.
Does Lord Howe Island observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Lord Howe Island runs on UTC+10:30 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 30 minutes.
If it is midday in Los Angeles, what time is it in Lord Howe Island?: It is 05:30 in Lord Howe Island, and already the following day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Los Angeles and Lord Howe Island use?: Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT), and Lord Howe Island uses Australia/Lord_Howe, currently UTC+10:30 (LHST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.