What's the time difference between London and LA

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i believe it is 8 hours London would be 8 hours ahead of Los ANgles

First you MUST define LA:
1. LA as a US state = Louisiana's timezone is taken into account = Central Standard Time [one hour behind New York's Eastern Standard Time*.]

2.As a city, it is part of the state of California called Los Angeles, where California's time zone is taken into account = Pacific Standard time [3 hours behind New York's Eastern Standard Time*].

* Without Daylight Saving Time in USA[from 2nd Sunday in March to 1st Sunday in November, in effect in 2007, before 2007, it was from 1st Sunday in April to last Sunday in Octoober, ], New York's Eastern Standard time = 5 hours behind London, that means London's Greenwich Mean Time or Universal Time Coordinate = 5 hours ahead of New York: If it's 12 noon in New York, it is 17:00 or 5pm in London.

With Daylight Saving Time in USA, New York is 4 hours behind London. If it's 12 noon in New York, it's 16:00 or 4pm in London.

For more information, check the following site, and find the article titled "History of Daylight Time in the U.S."

london is ahead 6 hours of Louisiana

LA is 8 hours behind the UK.