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Los Angeles to Detroit time difference

Detroit is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles. On a workday there are 6 hours when both sides can be pinged: 09:00–15:00 Los Angeles = 12:00–18:00 Detroit.

Los Angeles, United StatesNOT NOW

Pacific Standard Time · UTC−8

Detroit, United StatesNOT NOW

Eastern Standard Time · UTC−5

Overlap on a workday

columns: Los Angeles hours
PING · 09–18 local MAYBE · 07–09, 18–21 NOT NOW · 21–07Outlined: everyone can be pinged

Los Angeles to Detroit time conversion

Add a third city
Los AngelesDetroitVerdict Los AngelesVerdict Detroit
00:0003:00NOT NOWNOT NOW
01:0004:00NOT NOWNOT NOW
02:0005:00NOT NOWNOT NOW
03:0006:00NOT NOWNOT NOW
04:0007:00NOT NOWMAYBE
05:0008:00NOT NOWMAYBE
06:0009:00NOT NOWPING
07:0010:00MAYBEPING
08:0011:00MAYBEPING
09:0012:00PINGPING
10:0013:00PINGPING
11:0014:00PINGPING
12:0015:00PINGPING
13:0016:00PINGPING
14:0017:00PINGPING
15:0018:00PINGMAYBE
16:0019:00PINGMAYBE
17:0020:00PINGMAYBE
18:0021:00MAYBENOT NOW
19:0022:00MAYBENOT NOW
20:0023:00MAYBENOT NOW
21:0000:00 +1 dayNOT NOWNOT NOW
22:0001:00 +1 dayNOT NOWNOT NOW
23:0002:00 +1 dayNOT NOWNOT NOW

Questions

What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Detroit?

Detroit is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles. Los Angeles is on UTC−8 and Detroit on UTC−5.

If it is 9 AM in Los Angeles, what time is it in Detroit?

12:00 in Detroit.

What is the best time for a Los Angeles–Detroit meeting?

12:00 in Los Angeles, which is 15:00 in Detroit. That sits inside both cities’ 09:00–18:00 workday.

Does the Los Angeles–Detroit time difference change during the year?

Yes. Los Angeles and Detroit both observe daylight saving, so the gap can shift by an hour around the clock changes.