Timing desk
What time is it in Los Santos?
A lot of the game is on a clock: stealth is easier after dark, some vehicles only spawn at night, and property safes credit at midnight. This tracks all of it live, and counts you down to any hour you need.
Los Santos runs 30 times faster than real time, so a full day passes every 48 real minutes.
Sunrise
12m 00s
Sunset
42m 00s
Midnight
48m 00s
- Night-only street spawnsOpen now
Modified Sentinel XS, Dubsta and other night traffic variants appear far more often after dark.
- Best stealth windowOpen now
Darkness helps compound and warehouse stealth runs, and makes public-lobby sale routes harder to spot from the air.
- Daylight off-road runs07:00 – 19:00
Sandy Shores and Paleto routes are far easier to read in daylight — worth waiting a few minutes for on collectible sweeps.
- Peyote plants05:00 – 08:00
Most peyote plants are only visible in the early morning, which is roughly a ten-minute real window each cycle.
- Safe deposit tickOpen now
Property safes and the Nightclub safe credit their daily amount as the in-game clock passes midnight.
Jump to an hour
Pick the in-game hour you are waiting for and this counts down in real minutes.
42m 00s
of real time until Los Santos reaches 21:00.
Cover for sale routes
How the clock works
- • One in-game hour is two real minutes. A full day and night is 48 real minutes.
- • The clock is shared across the whole session and keeps running while you are in a mission.
- • Anything described as "per in-game day" — safes, some daily ticks — comes round every 48 real minutes.
- • Night runs roughly 21:00 to 05:00. That is your window for anything where being seen matters.
Timed spawns and windows
7 of 10 open right now
Rare traffic variants, collectibles and payouts that only happen inside a slice of the in-game day.
- Modified Sentinel XSOpen now
Vehicle · Vinewood Hills and Mirror Park side streets
The fully modded traffic Sentinel only appears in late-night traffic. Worth a lap of the hills before a Vehicle Cargo sale.
Closes in 8m 00s· stays open 12m 00s
- Dubsta 2Open now
Vehicle · Rockford Hills, near the Los Santos Customs on Burton
Night traffic in the wealthy blocks is where the Dubsta 2 turns up. Rare in daylight.
Closes in 10m 00s· stays open 18m 00s
- Gang BuccaneerOpen now
Vehicle · Rancho and Davis, around the Vespucci canals
Appears in south Los Santos gang traffic after dark, often parked rather than driving.
Closes in 10m 00s· stays open 20m 00s
- Tornado CustomOpen now
Vehicle · El Burro Heights and Cypress Flats
A night-only lowrider variant. Easiest to find cruising the industrial east side.
Closes in 8m 00s· stays open 16m 00s
- Property safe payoutsOpen now
Payout · Agency, Salvage Yard, Nightclub and Arcade safes
Safes credit their daily amount as the in-game clock passes midnight. Staying in one session across midnight banks the lot.
Closes in 2m 00s· stays open 2m 00s
- Best stealth windowOpen now
Activity · Sale routes and compound approaches
Darkness makes public-lobby sale routes much harder to spot from the air, and compound approaches far more forgiving.
Closes in 10m 00s· stays open 16m 00s
- Street race meetsOpen now
Activity · The LS Car Meet and pop-up street series
Night is when the street series fills fastest with real players rather than sitting empty.
Closes in 12m 00s· stays open 22m 00s
- Sandking XL07:00 – 19:00
Vehicle · Harmony and the Senora Freeway
A daylight desert spawn. Driving the Senora Freeway between Harmony and Sandy Shores is the reliable route.
Opens in 14m 00s· stays open 24m 00s
- Peyote plants05:00 – 08:00
Collectible · Across the map, glowing faintly
Only visible in the early morning, which is roughly a six-minute real window each cycle. Use a dirt bike and work one region per morning.
Opens in 10m 00s· stays open 6m 00s
- Daylight off-road runs07:00 – 19:00
Activity · Paleto, Sandy Shores and the Grand Senora trails
Collectible sweeps and rough-terrain routes read much better in daylight. Worth waiting a few real minutes for.
Opens in 14m 00s· stays open 24m 00s
Spawn locations are community-tested patterns, not published by Rockstar. Traffic is random, so treat these as the best places to look rather than a guarantee.