Palm Desert, CA to Budapest: time difference
Budapest is 9 h ahead of Palm Desert, CA. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
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Palm Desert, CA 07:00 7:00 AM Budapest 16:00 4:00 PM You –:–
07:00 7:00 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:53 · 🌙 18:09
16:00 4:00 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:53
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+9 h
Budapest is 9 h ahead of Palm Desert, CA.
When you, Palm Desert, CA and Budapest are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇸 Palm Desert, CA
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
🇭🇺 Budapest
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Palm Desert, CA | 🇭🇺 Budapest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:00 | 16:00 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Palm Desert, CA | — | +9 h |
| IANA zone | America/Los Angeles | Europe/Budapest |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:53 | 07:07 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 17:53 |
| Daylight | 11 h 16 min | 10 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 51,163 | 1,686,222 |
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Palm Desert, CA and Budapest: common questions
How many hours ahead of Palm Desert, CA, is Budapest?
The clocks in Budapest are 9 hours ahead of those in Palm Desert (UTC+2 and UTC−7).
If it is 9:00 AM in Palm Desert, CA, what time is it in Budapest?
At 9:00 AM in Palm Desert, clocks in Budapest show 6:00 PM.
What time is it in Budapest at the end of the working day in Palm Desert, CA?
The working day in Palm Desert ends at 6:00 PM; in Budapest it is 3:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When is a good time to call Budapest from Palm Desert, CA?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Palm Desert and in Budapest do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Palm Desert it is 6:00 PM in Budapest; when the working day starts in Budapest, it is 12:00 AM in Palm Desert.
From what time in Palm Desert, CA, is it tomorrow in Budapest?
Once it is 3:00 PM in Palm Desert, the date in Budapest has already changed. Until 9:00 AM in Budapest, it is still the previous day in Palm Desert.
Does the time difference between Palm Desert, CA, and Budapest change?
Yes. Both places change their clocks, but on different dates. From October 25, 2026, Budapest will be 8 hours ahead of Palm Desert.
