Current Local Time in El Centro, California, USA

5:00:44 am PST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	California (CA)
Lat/Long:	32°47'N / 115°34'W
Elevation:	12 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English, Spanish
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

48 °F

Clear.
76 / 45 °F

Thu 22.		76 / 49 °F
Fri 23.		75 / 53 °F

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Time Zone

PST (Pacific Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -8 hours

DST starts

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

3 hours behind
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:42 am
↑ 113° Southeast

Sunset

5:04 pm
↑ 247° West

Day length

10 hours, 22 minutes
+1m 18s longer

Moon 7.6%

Rise – 8:33 am
Set – 8:09 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 11:53 am
Altitude: 37.5°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:17 am – 5:46 am
6:01 pm – 6:30 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:46 am – 6:16 am
5:31 pm – 6:01 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:16 am – 6:42 am
5:04 pm – 5:31 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
11:51 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 25, 2026
8:47 pm

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Airports

Imperial County Airport, IPL
About 3 mi NNW of El Centro
General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport, MXL (Mexico)
About 22 mi ESE of El Centro
San Diego International Airport, SAN
About 95 mi W of El Centro
General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport, TIJ (Mexico)
About 84 mi WSW of El Centro

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Wednesday, January 21, 2026