Budapest to Santa Cruz, CA: time difference
Santa Cruz, 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 06:46 6:46 AM Santa Cruz, CA 21:46 9:46 PM You –:–
06:46 6:46 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:58 · 🌙 18:04
21:46 9:46 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:38
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−9 h
Santa Cruz, CA is 9 h behind Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Santa Cruz, 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
🇺🇸 Santa Cruz, 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 | 🇺🇸 Santa Cruz, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:46 | 21:46 |
| Local date | Monday, October 12, 2026 | Sunday, October 11, 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 | 06:58 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 18:04 | 18:38 |
| Daylight | 11 h 6 min | 11 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 64,220 |
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Budapest and Santa Cruz, CA: common questions
What is the time difference between Budapest and Santa Cruz, CA?
Santa Cruz is 9 hours behind: it uses UTC−7, while Budapest is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Santa Cruz, CA, when it is 9:00 AM in Budapest?
When it is 9:00 AM in Budapest, it is 12:00 AM in Santa Cruz.
If it is 6:00 PM in Budapest, what time is it in Santa Cruz, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Budapest, clocks in Santa Cruz show 9:00 AM.
Is there a time when both Budapest and Santa Cruz, 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 Santa Cruz; the day in Santa Cruz starts at 6:00 PM in Budapest time.
When is it still the previous day in Santa Cruz, CA?
Until 9:00 AM in Budapest it is still the previous day in Santa Cruz. The other way round, from 3:00 PM in Santa Cruz it is already the next day in Budapest.
Is the time difference between Budapest and Santa Cruz, 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, Santa Cruz will be 8 hours behind Budapest.
