Budapest to Lancaster, CA: time difference
Lancaster, 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 05:57 5:57 AM Lancaster, CA 20:57 8:57 PM You –:–
05:57 5:57 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:08 · 🌙 17:51
20:57 8:57 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:01 · 🌙 18:15
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−9 h
Lancaster, CA is 9 h behind Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Lancaster, 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
🇺🇸 Lancaster, 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 | 🇺🇸 Lancaster, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:57 | 20:57 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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 | 07:08 | 07:01 |
| Sunset | 17:51 | 18:15 |
| Daylight | 10 h 42 min | 11 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 59,322 |
Compare Budapest with another city
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Big time differences
Budapest and Lancaster, CA: common questions
How many hours behind Budapest is Lancaster, CA?
The clocks in Lancaster are 9 hours behind those in Budapest (UTC−7 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Lancaster, CA, at the start of the working day in Budapest?
The working day in Budapest starts at 9:00 AM; in Lancaster it is 12:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Budapest, what time is it in Lancaster, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Budapest, clocks in Lancaster show 9:00 AM.
When do working hours in Budapest and in Lancaster, CA, overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Budapest (9:00 AM) is 12:00 AM in Lancaster, and the start of the day in Lancaster is 6:00 PM in Budapest.
Until what time in Budapest is it still yesterday in Lancaster, CA?
Before 9:00 AM in Budapest, the date in Lancaster has not changed yet. From 3:00 PM in Lancaster, it is already the next day in Budapest.
Does the time gap between Budapest and Lancaster, CA, change during the year?
Yes, because the clocks in Budapest and in Lancaster change on different dates. Next change: from October 25, 2026, Lancaster will be 8 hours behind Budapest.
