Time difference between Denver and Santa Ana
Santa Ana is 1 hours behind Denver.
Local time in both cities
Santa Ana is 1 hours behind Denver.
same day
Time zones
| Denver | America/Denver · UTC-06:00 |
|---|---|
| Santa Ana | America/Los_Angeles · UTC-07:00 |
Denver is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-06:00). Next change: 2026-11-01 01:00.
Santa Ana is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-07:00). Next change: 2026-11-01 01:00.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-21 local time in Denver. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Denver (source) | Santa Ana (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 23:00 prev day |
| 01:00 | 00:00 |
| 02:00 | 01:00 |
| 03:00 | 02:00 |
| 04:00 | 03:00 |
| 05:00 | 04:00 |
| 06:00 | 05:00 |
| 07:00 | 06:00 |
| 08:00 | 07:00 |
| 09:00 | 08:00 |
| 10:00 | 09:00 |
| 11:00 | 10:00 |
| 12:00 | 11:00 |
| 13:00 | 12:00 |
| 14:00 | 13:00 |
| 15:00 | 14:00 |
| 16:00 | 15:00 |
| 17:00 | 16:00 |
| 18:00 | 17:00 |
| 19:00 | 18:00 |
| 20:00 | 19:00 |
| 21:00 | 20:00 |
| 22:00 | 21:00 |
| 23:00 | 22:00 |
Other common differences from Denver
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Denver and Santa Ana right now?
- The answer at the top of the page is calculated for the current moment and states which side is ahead. The gap changes during the year, because the two places usually start and end daylight saving on different dates.
- Is this difference the same all year?
- Not necessarily. Denver uses America/Denver and Santa Ana uses America/Los_Angeles; if either observes daylight saving, the gap shifts during the year. Use “Convert a specific date and time” below to calculate it for a given day.
- How do I read the conversion table?
- The left column lists each whole hour in Denver; the right column is the local time in Santa Ana at that same instant, with date rollovers marked. On the day clocks jump forward, some hours do not exist locally — the table says so instead of showing a plausible but wrong value.