Time in Carlsbad

Mountain Standard Time (MST, UTC-7)

Current local time: 04:36

Next DST change: 2027-03-14 - UTC-6.

Current local time in Carlsbad: · 11 Nov 2026

Carlsbad time zone

Time zone
MST · UTC-7standard time

14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to MDT (UTC-6) - in 123 days

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Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

United States has 8 distinct time zone rule groups. Carlsbad uses Mountain Standard Time.

  • EST · UTC-5New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and moreUses daylight saving time
  • CST · UTC-6Illinois, Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and moreUses daylight saving time
  • MST · UTC-7Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah and moreUses daylight saving time
  • MST · UTC-7ArizonaNo daylight saving time
  • PST · UTC-8California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, IdahoUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-9 · UTC-9AlaskaUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-10 · UTC-10America/AdakUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-10 · UTC-10HawaiiNo daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Carlsbad

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Carlsbad
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London7 h aheadCompare Carlsbad and London
New York2 h aheadCompare Carlsbad and New York
Los Angeles1 h behindCompare Carlsbad and Los Angeles
Berlin8 h aheadCompare Carlsbad and Berlin
Dubai11 h aheadCompare Carlsbad and Dubai
New Delhi12 h 30 min aheadCompare Carlsbad and New Delhi
Singapore15 h aheadCompare Carlsbad and Singapore
Tokyo16 h aheadCompare Carlsbad and Tokyo
Sydney18 h aheadCompare Carlsbad and Sydney
Copenhagen8 h aheadCompare Carlsbad and Copenhagen

Sun in Carlsbad today

Daylight
06:2210h 36m16:58

10h 36m today - 3h 41m less than the longest day and 0h 34m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

Public holidays in New Mexico

Holidays
  1. Veterans Day

    Wednesday · today

    National
  2. Thanksgiving Day

    Thursday · in 15 days

    National
  3. Day after Thanksgiving

    Friday · in 16 days

    NMlong weekend
  4. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 44 days

    Nationallong weekend
  5. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 51 days

    Nationallong weekend

Nearby cities

Nearby
  • Odessa187 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
  • Midland208 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
  • Ciudad Juárez224 km · Same time
  • El Paso225 km · Same time
  • Las Cruces240 km · Same time
  • Lubbock256 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
  • Albuquerque371 km · Same time
  • San Angelo373 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
  • Houston894 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
  • Tijuana1198 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Carlsbad in?
Carlsbad uses America/Denver: MST (UTC-7).
02Does Carlsbad have daylight saving time?
14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to MDT (UTC-6) - in 123 days
03What is the time difference between Carlsbad and London?
Carlsbad is 7 h behind relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Carlsbad from New York?
A shared working-hours option: 16:00-17:00 in New York = 14:00-15:00 in Carlsbad.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Carlsbad in?
Carlsbad is in Mountain Standard Time (MST/MDT), America/Denver. Standard time is UTC-7.
02Does Carlsbad use daylight saving time?
Yes. Carlsbad changes between UTC-7 and UTC-6 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Carlsbad and UTC?
Carlsbad is UTC-7 in standard time and UTC-6 during daylight saving time.