Love Taps / Time zones / Boston and Los Angeles
Time difference between Boston and Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 3 hours behind Boston. From November 1, 2026: Los Angeles is 3 hours behind Boston.
| Boston | United States · America/New_York · UTC−4 |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles | United States · America/Los_Angeles · UTC−7 |
| Difference now | Los Angeles is 3 hours behind Boston |
| Distance | 2,591 miles (4,170 km) |
Daylight saving changes in the next 12 months
| Period | Difference |
|---|---|
| Until November 1, 2026 | Los Angeles is 3 hours behind Boston |
| November 1, 2026 – March 14, 2027 | Los Angeles is 3 hours behind Boston |
| From March 14, 2027 | Los Angeles is 3 hours behind Boston |
Boston observes daylight saving time. Los Angeles observes it. Dates are the local dates on which each change takes effect.
Best times to call
Both awake
Hours when it is between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm in both cities:
- 11:00 am – 11:00 pm in Boston = 8:00 am – 8:00 pm in Los Angeles · 12 hours
Outside working hours on workdays
Hours when both cities are awake and neither is between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm:
- 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm in Boston = 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm in Los Angeles · 3 hours
Good morning and goodnight
- 8:00 am in Boston is 5:00 am in Los Angeles.
- 10:00 pm in Boston is 7:00 pm in Los Angeles.
- 8:00 am in Los Angeles is 11:00 am in Boston.
A message sent at one person's bedtime often lands during the other's day. Love Taps has Good morning and Goodnight moods for this: one tap, no reply expected.
Hour by hour
Current offsets. Highlighted rows are hours when both cities are between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm.
| Boston | Los Angeles | 8 am – 11 pm |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 9:00 pm −1 day | Boston asleep |
| 1:00 am | 10:00 pm −1 day | Boston asleep |
| 2:00 am | 11:00 pm −1 day | Both asleep |
| 3:00 am | 12:00 am | Both asleep |
| 4:00 am | 1:00 am | Both asleep |
| 5:00 am | 2:00 am | Both asleep |
| 6:00 am | 3:00 am | Both asleep |
| 7:00 am | 4:00 am | Both asleep |
| 8:00 am | 5:00 am | Los Angeles asleep |
| 9:00 am | 6:00 am | Los Angeles asleep |
| 10:00 am | 7:00 am | Los Angeles asleep |
| 11:00 am | 8:00 am | Both awake |
| 12:00 pm | 9:00 am | Both awake |
| 1:00 pm | 10:00 am | Both awake |
| 2:00 pm | 11:00 am | Both awake |
| 3:00 pm | 12:00 pm | Both awake |
| 4:00 pm | 1:00 pm | Both awake |
| 5:00 pm | 2:00 pm | Both awake |
| 6:00 pm | 3:00 pm | Both awake |
| 7:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Both awake |
| 8:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Both awake |
| 9:00 pm | 6:00 pm | Both awake |
| 10:00 pm | 7:00 pm | Both awake |
| 11:00 pm | 8:00 pm | Boston asleep |
Other long-distance pairs
- Boston and Chicago · 1 hour
- Boston and London · 5 hours
- New York and Los Angeles · 3 hours
- Chicago and Los Angeles · 2 hours
- Los Angeles and Seattle · 0 hours
- Los Angeles and Dallas · 2 hours
- Los Angeles and Houston · 2 hours
- Los Angeles and Denver · 1 hour
More: long-distance relationship ideas · holiday countdowns · all time differences
Computed October 9, 2026. Love Taps reference pages.