Rancho Santa Margarita in numbers
- Coordinates
- 33.6409, -117.6030
- Population
- 49 324
- Region
- California
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 3653 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, United States
See the local time in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, United States right now, measured in the America/Los_Angeles time zone (−7).
Rancho Santa Margarita, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−7 · America/Los_Angeles
Local time in Rancho Santa Margarita
UTC−7 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:57 AM Solar noon 12:37 PM Sunset 6:17 PM Daylight 11 h 20 min Night 12 h 40 min Civil twilight 6:32 AM – 6:42 PM
Weather in Rancho Santa Margarita right now
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Rancho Santa Margarita and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 92688
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in California
- Los Angeles 3 820 914
- San Diego 1 404 452
- San Jose 997 368
- San Francisco 827 526
- Fresno 542 107
- Sacramento 524 943
Other places named Rancho Santa Margarita
- Rancho Santa Margarita San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Same time zone — America/Los_Angeles
- Los Angeles United States
- San Diego United States
- San Jose United States
- San Francisco United States
- Seattle United States
- Portland United States
Nearby places
- Rancho Trabuco — 2.3 km
- Trabuco Canyon — 2.7 km
- Dove Canyon — 2.9 km
- Robinson Ranch — 3.3 km
- Coto De Caza — 4.3 km
- Trabuco Highlands — 4.5 km
Local time details for Rancho Santa Margarita
Today's daylight in Rancho Santa Margarita begins at 6:57 AM and finishes at 6:17 PM. The total is 11 h 20 min.
Neighbours of Rancho Santa Margarita such as Rancho Trabuco and Trabuco Canyon share its clock.
Rancho Santa Margarita is mapped by 1 postal code.
Rancho Santa Margarita holds to America/Los_Angeles time, which equals UTC−7. Clock adjustment for daylight saving: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Should America/Los_Angeles be used as the time zone for Rancho Santa Margarita?
- Yes, Rancho Santa Margarita uses America/Los_Angeles, whose offset is −7.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in Rancho Santa Margarita?
- Daylight saving time in Rancho Santa Margarita: Yes.
- What time does the day end in Rancho Santa Margarita?
- The sun sets at 6:17 PM.