Budapest to Irvine, CA: time difference
Irvine, 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 05:12 5:12 AM Irvine, CA 20:12 8:12 PM You –:–
05:12 5:12 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:08
20:12 8:12 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:52 · 🌙 18:26
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−9 h
Irvine, CA is 9 h behind Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Irvine, 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
🇺🇸 Irvine, 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 | 🇺🇸 Irvine, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:12 | 20:12 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 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 | 06:55 | 06:52 |
| Sunset | 18:08 | 18:26 |
| Daylight | 11 h 12 min | 11 h 34 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 209,716 |
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Budapest and Irvine, CA: common questions
What is the time difference between Budapest and Irvine, CA?
Irvine is 9 hours behind: it uses UTC−7, while Budapest is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Irvine, CA, at the start of the working day in Budapest?
The working day in Budapest starts at 9:00 AM; in Irvine it is 12:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Irvine, CA, at the end of the working day in Budapest?
The working day in Budapest ends at 6:00 PM; in Irvine it is 9:00 AM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Irvine, CA, from Budapest?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Budapest and in Irvine do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Budapest it is 12:00 AM in Irvine; when the working day starts in Irvine, it is 6:00 PM in Budapest.
When is it still the previous day in Irvine, CA?
Until 9:00 AM in Budapest it is still the previous day in Irvine. The other way round, from 3:00 PM in Irvine it is already the next day in Budapest.
Does the time gap between Budapest and Irvine, CA, change during the year?
Yes, because the clocks in Budapest and in Irvine change on different dates. Next change: from October 25, 2026, Irvine will be 8 hours behind Budapest.
