Caracas to Costa Mesa, CA: time difference
Costa Mesa, CA is 3 h behind Caracas. 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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Caracas 11:43 11:43 AM Costa Mesa, CA 08:43 8:43 AM You –:–
11:43 11:43 AM
Venezuela Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:17 · 🌙 18:10
08:43 8:43 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 18:17
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−3 h
Costa Mesa, CA is 3 h behind Caracas.
When you, Caracas and Costa Mesa, 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
🇻🇪 Caracas
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
🇺🇸 Costa Mesa, CA
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 | 🇻🇪 Caracas | 🇺🇸 Costa Mesa, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:43 | 08:43 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Venezuela Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Caracas | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Caracas | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:17 | 06:59 |
| Sunset | 18:10 | 18:17 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 11 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 3,274,000 | 109,960 |
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Caracas and Costa Mesa, CA: common questions
How many hours behind Caracas is Costa Mesa, CA?
The clocks in Costa Mesa are 3 hours behind those in Caracas (UTC−7 and UTC−4).
What time is it in Costa Mesa, CA, when it is 9:00 AM in Caracas?
When it is 9:00 AM in Caracas, it is 6:00 AM in Costa Mesa.
If it is 6:00 PM in Caracas, what time is it in Costa Mesa, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Caracas, clocks in Costa Mesa show 3:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Caracas and Costa Mesa, CA, are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Caracas (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Costa Mesa), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Costa Mesa, CA?
Until 3:00 AM in Caracas it is still the previous day in Costa Mesa. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Costa Mesa it is already the next day in Caracas.
Does the time difference between Caracas and Costa Mesa, CA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Costa Mesa. From November 1, 2026, Costa Mesa will be 4 hours behind Caracas.
