Edinburgh to Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 8 hours behind of Edinburgh.
Edinburgh
Scotland, UK
Day
Difference
Los Angeles
United States
Day
Hour-by-hour conversion
Every hour of the day in Edinburgh with its equivalent in Los Angeles. Green rows fall inside business hours for both.
About the Edinburgh-Los Angeles gap
Edinburgh sits in the Europe/London time zone (BST), while Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles (PDT). That puts Los Angeles 8 hours behind of Edinburgh right now.
Standard working hours in these two cities do not overlap at all, so any live meeting requires someone to move outside 09:00-17:00. The table above marks the hours when both parties are at least likely to be awake.
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- Los Angeles to Edinburgh
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See also current time in Edinburgh and current time in Los Angeles.
Edinburgh and Los Angeles, questions
- What is the time difference between Edinburgh and Los Angeles?
- Los Angeles is 8 hours behind of Edinburgh. Edinburgh is currently on BST and Los Angeles on PDT.
- What is the best time to call Los Angeles from Edinburgh?
- There is no overlap between standard 09:00-17:00 working hours in these two cities. The most workable compromise is usually early morning in Edinburgh or late evening, see the hour-by-hour table above for the times when both parties are at least awake.
- Is the difference between Edinburgh and Los Angeles always the same?
- The gap is mostly stable, but if both cities observe daylight saving they may not switch on the same date, there are usually a few weeks each spring and autumn when the difference shifts by an hour.