Quito to Palm Desert, CA: time difference
Palm Desert, CA is 2 h behind Quito. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Quito 10:58 10:58 AM Palm Desert, CA 08:58 8:58 AM You –:–
10:58 10:58 AM
Ecuador Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:56 · 🌙 18:03
08:58 8:58 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:53 · 🌙 18:09
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−2 h
Palm Desert, CA is 2 h behind Quito.
When you, Quito and Palm Desert, 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
🇪🇨 Quito
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
🇺🇸 Palm Desert, CA
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 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇨 Quito | 🇺🇸 Palm Desert, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:58 | 08:58 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Ecuador Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Quito | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Guayaquil | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:56 | 06:53 |
| Sunset | 18:03 | 18:09 |
| Daylight | 12 h 7 min | 11 h 16 min |
| People on this clock | 2,671,191 | 51,163 |
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Quito and Palm Desert, CA: common questions
How many hours behind Quito is Palm Desert, CA?
The clocks in Palm Desert are 2 hours behind those in Quito (UTC−7 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Quito, what time is it in Palm Desert, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Quito, clocks in Palm Desert show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Palm Desert, CA, when it is 6:00 PM in Quito?
When it is 6:00 PM in Quito, it is 4:00 PM in Palm Desert.
Is there a time when both Quito and Palm Desert, CA, are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Quito (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Palm Desert), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Quito is it still yesterday in Palm Desert, CA?
Before 2:00 AM in Quito, the date in Palm Desert has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Palm Desert, it is already the next day in Quito.
Is the time difference between Quito and Palm Desert, CA, the same all year?
No. Only Palm Desert switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Palm Desert will be 3 hours behind Quito.
