California, MD to Seattle, WA: time difference
Seattle, WA is 3 h behind California, MD. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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California, MD 23:15 11:15 PM Seattle, WA 20:15 8:15 PM You –:–
23:15 11:15 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:21 · 🌙 18:21
20:15 8:15 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:12
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−3 h
Seattle, WA is 3 h behind California, MD.
When you, California, MD and Seattle, WA are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇸 California, MD
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
🇺🇸 Seattle, WA
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 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 California, MD | 🇺🇸 Seattle, WA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:15 | 20:15 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from California, MD | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/New York | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:21 | 07:37 |
| Sunset | 18:21 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 11 h | 10 h 34 min |
| People on this clock | 13,000 | 737,015 |
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California, MD and Seattle, WA: common questions
How far behind California, MD, is Seattle, WA?
Seattle is 3 hours behind California: UTC−7 against UTC−4.
What time is it in Seattle, WA, at the start of the working day in California, MD?
The working day in California starts at 9:00 AM; in Seattle it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in California, MD, what time is it in Seattle, WA?
At 6:00 PM in California, clocks in Seattle show 3:00 PM.
When do working hours in California, MD, and in Seattle, WA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in California, which is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Seattle.
Until what time in California, MD, is it still yesterday in Seattle, WA?
Before 3:00 AM in California, the date in Seattle has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in Seattle, it is already the next day in California.
Does the time difference between California, MD, and Seattle, WA, change?
No. The clocks in California and in Seattle change on the same dates, so the difference stays 3 hours.
