Time Difference Between Jakarta and Los Angeles
Jakarta is normally 15 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
This page shows the live time difference between Jakarta, Indonesia and Los Angeles, United States. Jakarta uses the Asia/Jakarta time zone (UTC+7 standard) and Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles (UTC-8 standard), so Jakarta is normally 15 hours ahead of Los Angeles. Because Los Angeles observes daylight saving time, the exact gap can shift by an hour during the year. The clocks above update live, so you always see the current difference, which is handy for scheduling calls, meetings and travel between the two cities.
Jakarta
- Country
- Indonesia
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Standard offset
- UTC+7
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Current offset
- …
Los Angeles
- Country
- United States
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Standard offset
- UTC-8
- Daylight saving
- Observed
- Current offset
- …
Best time to schedule a meeting
Jakarta and Los Angeles have no overlapping working hours: when one city is in its 9 to 5, the other is outside it. To talk live, one side needs to take the call early or late, so asynchronous updates usually work better for this pair.
- Overlap
- None during standard working hours
Based on a 9:00 to 17:00 working day in each city. The window above updates live, so it already accounts for daylight saving in either city.
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Compare any other two places on the time difference hub, or open the interactive world time zone map to pin cities and compare live.
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Jakarta and Los Angeles?
Jakarta is normally 15 hours ahead of Los Angeles (Jakarta is UTC+7, Los Angeles is UTC-8). Daylight saving time can change this by an hour, so the live clocks above always show the current difference.
Is Jakarta ahead of or behind Los Angeles?
Jakarta is ahead of Los Angeles by 15 hours under standard time.
Do Jakarta and Los Angeles use daylight saving time?
Jakarta stays on the same offset all year; Los Angeles observes daylight saving time.
What is the best time to schedule a meeting between Jakarta and Los Angeles?
There is no overlap between a standard 9 to 5 working day in Jakarta and in Los Angeles, so a live call means one side joining outside normal hours.