Austin, TX to Foster City, CA: time difference
Foster City, CA is 2 h behind Austin, TX. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Austin, TX 08:54 8:54 AM Foster City, CA 06:54 6:54 AM You –:–
08:54 8:54 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:38 · 🌙 18:54
06:54 6:54 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:25 · 🌙 18:24
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−2 h
Foster City, CA is 2 h behind Austin, TX.
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Working hours
🇺🇸 Austin, TX
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇺🇸 Foster City, CA
22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX | 🇺🇸 Foster City, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:54 | 06:54 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Austin, TX | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:38 | 07:25 |
| Sunset | 18:54 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 15 min | 10 h 59 min |
| People on this clock | 974,447 | 30,567 |
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Austin, TX and Foster City, CA: common questions
How far behind Austin, TX, is Foster City, CA?
Foster City is 2 hours behind Austin: UTC−7 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Austin, TX, what time is it in Foster City, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Austin, clocks in Foster City show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Foster City, CA, when it is 6:00 PM in Austin, TX?
When it is 6:00 PM in Austin, it is 4:00 PM in Foster City.
When do working hours in Austin, TX, and in Foster City, CA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Austin, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Foster City.
When is it still the previous day in Foster City, CA?
Until 2:00 AM in Austin, TX, it is still the previous day in Foster City. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Foster City it is already the next day in Austin.
Does the time difference between Austin, TX, and Foster City, CA, change?
No. The clocks in Austin and in Foster City change on the same dates, so the difference stays 2 hours.
