California in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.9090, -79.5870
- Elevation
- 516 m above sea level
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 248 km away
- Same name
- 181 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in California, Virginia, United States
Look up the current time in California, Virginia, United States, which follows the America/New_York zone (−5).
California, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in California
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in California.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:46 AM Solar noon 12:03 PM Sunset 5:20 PM Daylight 10 h 34 min Night 13 h 26 min Civil twilight 6:19 AM – 5:47 PM
Weather in California right now
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California and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 15419
- 20619
- 41007
- 65018
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 Virginia
- Virginia Beach 454 808
- Norfolk 238 005
- Chesapeake 235 429
- Richmond 226 610
- Arlington 207 627
- Newport News 186 247
Other places named California
- California Maryland, United States
- California Paraná, Brazil
- California Pennsylvania, United States
- California Missouri, United States
- California Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo, Trinidad And Tobago
Same time zone — America/New_York
- New York City United States
- Brooklyn United States
- Queens United States
- Philadelphia United States
- Manhattan United States
- The Bronx United States
Nearby places
- Denmark — 5.7 km
- Millboro — 7.5 km
- Crane — 7.8 km
- Sycamore Valley — 8.0 km
- Kerrs Creek — 10.1 km
- Copeland — 10.1 km
California: clock, sun and surroundings
Postal codes assigned across California total 4.
The zone that governs California is America/New_York at UTC−5. Whether the clocks move seasonally: No.
California greets the sun at 6:46 AM and loses it at 5:20 PM today. Daylight runs to 10 h 34 min.
The local time of California is shared by neighbouring Denmark and Millboro.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for California?
- The time zone designation for California is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is there a seasonal clock change in California?
- No.
- What time does the sun rise in California?
- The sun rises in California at 6:46 AM.