Time in Columbia and San Diego
The time difference between Columbia, South Carolina, and San Diego, California, is 3 hours. San Diego is 3 hours behind Columbia.
This means 9am in Columbia is 6am in San Diego and 5pm in Columbia is 2pm in San Diego.
Columbia
- The current local time in Columbia is 3:36 am (July 16, 2026)
- Columbia is in the Eastern Daylight Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Columbia, United States, is UTC-04:00
San Diego
- The current local time in San Diego is 12:36 am (July 16, 2026)
- San Diego is in the Pacific Daylight Time Zone
- The time zone offset for San Diego, United States, is UTC-07:00
How to convert Columbia time to San Diego time?
Subtract 3 hours from Columbia time to get San Diego time.
Time in Columbia
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Time in San Diego
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Use the slider above to convert Columbia time to San Diego time and view the day and night map at different times.
Day–night colors on the map:
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NightTime Conversion Chart
| Columbia | San Diego |
|---|---|
| 12am | 9pm |
| 1am | 10pm |
| 2am | 11pm |
| 3am | 12am |
| 4am | 1am |
| 5am | 2am |
| 6am | 3am |
| 7am | 4am |
| 8am | 5am |
| 9am | 6am |
| 10am | 7am |
| 11am | 8am |
| 12pm | 9am |
| 1pm | 10am |
| 2pm | 11am |
| 3pm | 12pm |
| 4pm | 1pm |
| 5pm | 2pm |
| 6pm | 3pm |
| 7pm | 4pm |
| 8pm | 5pm |
| 9pm | 6pm |
| 10pm | 7pm |
| 11pm | 8pm |
Time difference from Columbia (UTC-04:00)
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