Current local time in Rancho Santa Margarita, United States
Live clock, UTC offset, time zone, daylight saving status and location data for Rancho Santa Margarita.
Daylight saving time changes 2026
Rancho Santa Margarita, United States follows seasonal clock changes. Below are the scheduled DST transitions for this year.
8 March 2026 — Daylight Saving Time
STARTSunday, 8 March 2026, 02:00 AM clocks were turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, 8 March 2026, 03:00 AM local daylight time.
Time zone: PST → PDT
1 November 2026 — Daylight Saving Time
ENDSunday, 1 November 2026, 02:00 AM clocks were turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, 1 November 2026, 01:00 AM local standard time.
Time zone: PDT → PST
City
Rancho Santa Margarita
Region / Country
California
,
United States
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles, UTC -7 h.
Population
46 990 people
Latitude
33.6318
Longitude
-117.5988
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