Meeting time

Best time to meet: Los Angeles and Manchester

Los Angeles is 8 hours behind Manchester right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 8:30 AM in Los Angeles, which is 4:30 PM in Manchester — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 7:59 AMLos Angeles · Pacific Standard TimeTue 3:59 PMManchester · Greenwich Mean Time

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 AngelesManchester
6 AM2 PMManchester at work
7 AM3 PMManchester at work
8 AM4 PMManchester at work
9 AM5 PMLos Angeles at work
10 AM6 PMLos Angeles at work
11 AM7 PMLos Angeles at work
12 PM8 PMLos Angeles at work
1 PM9 PMLos Angeles at work
2 PM10 PMLos Angeles at work
3 PM11 PMLos Angeles at work
4 PM12 AM next dayLos Angeles at work
5 PM1 AM next dayBoth off
6 PM2 AM next dayBoth off
7 PM3 AM next dayBoth off
8 PM4 AM next dayBoth off
9 PM5 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM6 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

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

DatesLos Angeles isBoth at work (Los Angeles time)Easiest (Los Angeles / Manchester)
Now to March 14, 20278 hours behindNone8:30 AM / 4:30 PM
March 14, 2027 to March 28, 2027
clocks in Los Angeles go forward
7 hours behind9 AM–10 AM (1 hour)9 AM / 4 PM
March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Manchester go forward
8 hours behindNone8:30 AM / 4:30 PM
October 31, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Manchester go back
7 hours behind9 AM–10 AM (1 hour)9 AM / 4 PM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Los Angeles go back
8 hours behindNone8:30 AM / 4:30 PM

Los Angeles keeps the same clock as San Francisco; Manchester keeps the same clock as London.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Manchester when it is 9 AM in Los Angeles?
5 PM in Manchester, while Los Angeles is 8 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Los Angeles and Manchester?
8:30 AM in Los Angeles, which is 4:30 PM in Manchester. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Los Angeles and Manchester 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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