Meeting time
Best time to meet: Los Angeles and Santiago
Los Angeles is 5 hours behind Santiago right now. Their working days overlap for 3 hours: 9 AM to 12 PM in Los Angeles, which is 2 PM to 5 PM in Santiago. The easiest time to meet is 10 AM in Los Angeles (3 PM in Santiago).
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 | Santiago | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 11 AM | Santiago at work |
| 7 AM | 12 PM | Santiago at work |
| 8 AM | 1 PM | Santiago at work |
| 9 AM | 2 PM | Both at work |
| 10 AM | 3 PM | Easiest time |
| 11 AM | 4 PM | Both at work |
| 12 PM | 5 PM | Los Angeles at work |
| 1 PM | 6 PM | Los Angeles at work |
| 2 PM | 7 PM | Los Angeles at work |
| 3 PM | 8 PM | Los Angeles at work |
| 4 PM | 9 PM | Los Angeles at work |
| 5 PM | 10 PM | Both off |
| 6 PM | 11 PM | Both off |
| 7 PM | 12 AM next day | Both off |
| 8 PM | 1 AM next day | Both off |
| 9 PM | 2 AM next day | Both off |
| 10 PM | 3 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 / Santiago) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now to March 14, 2027 | 5 hours behind | 9 AM–12 PM (3 hours) | 10 AM / 3 PM |
| March 14, 2027 to April 3, 2027 clocks in Los Angeles go forward | 4 hours behind | 9 AM–1 PM (4 hours) | 10 AM / 2 PM |
| April 3, 2027 to September 5, 2027 clocks in Santiago go back | 3 hours behind | 9 AM–2 PM (5 hours) | 10:30 AM / 1:30 PM |
| September 5, 2027 to November 7, 2027 clocks in Santiago go forward | 4 hours behind | 9 AM–1 PM (4 hours) | 10 AM / 2 PM |
| November 7, 2027 onward clocks in Los Angeles go back | 5 hours behind | 9 AM–12 PM (3 hours) | 10 AM / 3 PM |
Los Angeles keeps the same clock as San Francisco.
Questions people ask
2 PM in Santiago, while Los Angeles is 5 hours behind.
10 AM in Los Angeles, which is 3 PM in Santiago. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 12 PM Los Angeles time.
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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