Austin, TX to Lake Forest, CA: time difference
Lake Forest, 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.
Your time
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Austin, TX 08:17 8:17 AM Lake Forest, CA 06:17 6:17 AM You –:–
08:17 8:17 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:56
06:17 6:17 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 18:12
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−2 h
Lake Forest, CA is 2 h behind Austin, TX.
When you, Austin, TX and Lake Forest, CA are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
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
🇺🇸 Lake Forest, 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 | 🇺🇸 Lake Forest, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:17 | 06:17 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 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 | 07:37 | 07:00 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 11 h 19 min | 11 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 974,447 | 19,367 |
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Austin, TX and Lake Forest, CA: common questions
How many hours behind Austin, TX, is Lake Forest, CA?
The clocks in Lake Forest are 2 hours behind those in Austin (UTC−7 and UTC−5).
What time is it in Lake Forest, CA, at the start of the working day in Austin, TX?
The working day in Austin starts at 9:00 AM; in Lake Forest it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Austin, TX, what time is it in Lake Forest, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Austin, clocks in Lake Forest show 4:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Austin, TX, and Lake Forest, CA, are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Austin (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Lake Forest), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Lake Forest, CA, compared with Austin, TX?
The new day starts in Lake Forest later: until 2:00 AM in Austin, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Lake Forest, Austin is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Austin, TX, and Lake Forest, CA, the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 2 hours.
