Budapest to Santa Monica, CA: time difference
Santa Monica, 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 02:51 2:51 AM Santa Monica, CA 17:51 5:51 PM You –:–
02:51 2:51 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:08 · 🌙 17:51
17:51 5:51 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:02 · 🌙 18:17
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−9 h
Santa Monica, CA is 9 h behind Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Santa Monica, 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 Monica, 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 Monica, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:51 | 17:51 |
| 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 | 07:02 |
| Sunset | 17:51 | 18:17 |
| Daylight | 10 h 42 min | 11 h 15 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 89,736 |
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Budapest and Santa Monica, CA: common questions
How many hours behind Budapest is Santa Monica, CA?
The clocks in Santa Monica are 9 hours behind those in Budapest (UTC−7 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Budapest, what time is it in Santa Monica, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Budapest, clocks in Santa Monica show 12:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Budapest, what time is it in Santa Monica, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Budapest, clocks in Santa Monica show 9:00 AM.
When do working hours in Budapest and in Santa Monica, 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 Santa Monica, and the start of the day in Santa Monica is 6:00 PM in Budapest.
When is it still the previous day in Santa Monica, CA?
Until 9:00 AM in Budapest it is still the previous day in Santa Monica. The other way round, from 3:00 PM in Santa Monica it is already the next day in Budapest.
Is the time difference between Budapest and Santa Monica, 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 Monica will be 8 hours behind Budapest.
