Santa Monica, CA to Budapest: time difference
Budapest is 9 h ahead of Santa Monica, CA. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Santa Monica, CA 17:08 5:08 PM Budapest 02:08 2:08 AM You –:–
17:08 5:08 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:02 · 🌙 18:17
02:08 2:08 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:08 · 🌙 17:51
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+9 h
Budapest is 9 h ahead of Santa Monica, CA.
When you, Santa Monica, 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
🇺🇸 Santa Monica, 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 | 🇺🇸 Santa Monica, CA | 🇭🇺 Budapest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:08 | 02:08 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Santa Monica, 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 | 07:02 | 07:08 |
| Sunset | 18:17 | 17:51 |
| Daylight | 11 h 15 min | 10 h 42 min |
| People on this clock | 89,736 | 1,686,222 |
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Santa Monica, CA and Budapest: common questions
How many hours ahead of Santa Monica, CA, is Budapest?
The clocks in Budapest are 9 hours ahead of those in Santa Monica (UTC+2 and UTC−7).
If it is 9:00 AM in Santa Monica, CA, what time is it in Budapest?
At 9:00 AM in Santa Monica, clocks in Budapest show 6:00 PM.
What time is it in Budapest at the end of the working day in Santa Monica, CA?
The working day in Santa Monica 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 Santa Monica, CA?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Santa Monica and in Budapest do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Santa Monica it is 6:00 PM in Budapest; when the working day starts in Budapest, it is 12:00 AM in Santa Monica.
When is it already the next day in Budapest?
From 3:00 PM in Santa Monica, CA, it is already the next day in Budapest. The other way round, until 9:00 AM in Budapest it is still the previous day in Santa Monica.
Is the time difference between Santa Monica, CA, and Budapest 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, Budapest will be 8 hours ahead of Santa Monica.
