🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary
16
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:05 · 🌙 17:54 · 10 h 49 min
Budapest to Costa Mesa, CA: time difference
Costa Mesa, CA is 9 h behind Budapest. 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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Budapest 16:42 4:42 PM Costa Mesa, CA 07:42 7:42 AM You –:–
16:42 4:42 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:05 · 🌙 17:54
07:42 7:42 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 18:17
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−9 h
Costa Mesa, CA is 9 h behind Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Costa Mesa, 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
🇭🇺 Budapest
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
🇺🇸 Costa Mesa, 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 | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 🇺🇸 Costa Mesa, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:42 | 07:42 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Budapest | — | −9 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Budapest | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:05 | 06:59 |
| Sunset | 17:54 | 18:17 |
| Daylight | 10 h 49 min | 11 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 109,960 |
Compare Budapest with another city
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Budapest and Costa Mesa, CA: common questions
How far behind Budapest is Costa Mesa, CA?
Costa Mesa is 9 hours behind Budapest: UTC−7 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Budapest, what time is it in Costa Mesa, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Budapest, clocks in Costa Mesa show 12:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Budapest, what time is it in Costa Mesa, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Budapest, clocks in Costa Mesa show 9:00 AM.
Is there a time when both Budapest and Costa Mesa, CA, are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Budapest at 9:00 AM, it is 12:00 AM in Costa Mesa; the day in Costa Mesa starts at 6:00 PM in Budapest time.
When does the date change in Costa Mesa, CA, compared with Budapest?
The new day starts in Costa Mesa later: until 9:00 AM in Budapest, it is still the previous day there. From 3:00 PM in Costa Mesa, Budapest is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Budapest and Costa Mesa, CA, change during the year?
Yes, because the clocks in Budapest and in Costa Mesa change on different dates. Next change: from October 25, 2026, Costa Mesa will be 8 hours behind Budapest.
