Meeting time

Best time to meet: Los Angeles and Madrid

Los Angeles is 9 hours behind Madrid right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 8 AM in Los Angeles, which is 5 PM in Madrid — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 7:58 AMLos Angeles · Pacific Standard TimeTue 4:58 PMMadrid · Central European Standard Time

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Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Los Angeles time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

Los Angeles	Madrid
6 AM	3 PM	Madrid at work
7 AM	4 PM	Madrid at work
8 AM	5 PM	Easiest time
9 AM	6 PM	Los Angeles at work
10 AM	7 PM	Los Angeles at work
11 AM	8 PM	Los Angeles at work
12 PM	9 PM	Los Angeles at work
1 PM	10 PM	Los Angeles at work
2 PM	11 PM	Los Angeles at work
3 PM	12 AM next day	Los Angeles at work
4 PM	1 AM next day	Los Angeles at work
5 PM	2 AM next day	Both off
6 PM	3 AM next day	Both off
7 PM	4 AM next day	Both off
8 PM	5 AM next day	Both off
9 PM	6 AM next day	Both off
10 PM	7 AM next day	Both off

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

Dates	Los Angeles is	Both at work (Los Angeles time)	Easiest (Los Angeles / Madrid)
Now to March 14, 2027	9 hours behind	None	8 AM / 5 PM
March 14, 2027 to March 28, 2027 clocks in Los Angeles go forward	8 hours behind	None	8:30 AM / 4:30 PM
March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027 clocks in Madrid go forward	9 hours behind	None	8 AM / 5 PM
October 31, 2027 to November 7, 2027 clocks in Madrid go back	8 hours behind	None	8:30 AM / 4:30 PM
November 7, 2027 onward clocks in Los Angeles go back	9 hours behind	None	8 AM / 5 PM

Los Angeles keeps the same clock as San Francisco; Madrid keeps the same clock as Berlin.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Madrid when it is 9 AM in Los Angeles?
6 PM in Madrid, while Los Angeles is 9 hours behind.

When is the best time for a call between Los Angeles and Madrid?
8 AM in Los Angeles, which is 5 PM in Madrid. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.

Does the time difference between Los Angeles and Madrid change during the year?
Yes — it changes 4 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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