Berlin to Palm Desert, CA: time difference
Palm Desert, CA is 9 h behind Berlin. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Berlin 18:48 6:48 PM Palm Desert, CA 09:48 9:48 AM You –:–
18:48 6:48 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:07
09:48 9:48 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:53 · 🌙 18:09
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−9 h
Palm Desert, CA is 9 h behind Berlin.
When you, Berlin and Palm Desert, CA are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇩🇪 Berlin
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇺🇸 Palm Desert, CA
15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇩🇪 Berlin | 🇺🇸 Palm Desert, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:48 | 09:48 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Berlin | — | −9 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Berlin | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:37 | 06:53 |
| Sunset | 18:07 | 18:09 |
| Daylight | 10 h 30 min | 11 h 16 min |
| People on this clock | 3,769,962 | 51,163 |
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Berlin and Palm Desert, CA: common questions
What is the time difference between Berlin and Palm Desert, CA?
Palm Desert is 9 hours behind: it uses UTC−7, while Berlin is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Palm Desert, CA, when it is 9:00 AM in Berlin?
When it is 9:00 AM in Berlin, it is 12:00 AM in Palm Desert.
If it is 6:00 PM in Berlin, what time is it in Palm Desert, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Berlin, clocks in Palm Desert show 9:00 AM.
When do working hours in Berlin and in Palm Desert, CA, overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Berlin (9:00 AM) is 12:00 AM in Palm Desert, and the start of the day in Palm Desert is 6:00 PM in Berlin.
Until what time in Berlin is it still yesterday in Palm Desert, CA?
Before 9:00 AM in Berlin, the date in Palm Desert has not changed yet. From 3:00 PM in Palm Desert, it is already the next day in Berlin.
Is the time difference between Berlin and Palm Desert, CA, the same all year?
No. Both places use summer time, but they switch on different dates, so for a while the gap changes. From October 25, 2026, Palm Desert will be 8 hours behind Berlin.
