Berlin to Foster City, CA: time difference
Foster City, CA is 9 h behind Berlin. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Berlin 12:56 12:56 PM Foster City, CA 03:56 3:56 AM You –:–
12:56 12:56 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:44 · 🌙 17:59
03:56 3:56 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:25 · 🌙 18:24
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−9 h
Foster City, CA is 9 h behind Berlin.
When you, Berlin and Foster City, 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
🇩🇪 Berlin
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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇩🇪 Berlin | 🇺🇸 Foster City, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:56 | 03:56 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Berlin | — | −9 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Berlin | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:44 | 07:25 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 10 h 14 min | 10 h 59 min |
| People on this clock | 3,769,962 | 30,567 |
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Berlin and Foster City, CA: common questions
How far behind Berlin is Foster City, CA?
Foster City is 9 hours behind Berlin: UTC−7 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Foster City, CA, when it is 9:00 AM in Berlin?
When it is 9:00 AM in Berlin, it is 12:00 AM in Foster City.
What time is it in Foster City, CA, when it is 6:00 PM in Berlin?
When it is 6:00 PM in Berlin, it is 9:00 AM in Foster City.
When do working hours in Berlin and in Foster City, CA, overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Berlin (9:00 AM) is 12:00 AM in Foster City, and the start of the day in Foster City is 6:00 PM in Berlin.
When does the date change in Foster City, CA, compared with Berlin?
The new day starts in Foster City later: until 9:00 AM in Berlin, it is still the previous day there. From 3:00 PM in Foster City, Berlin is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Berlin and Foster City, CA, the same all year?
No. Both places use summer time, but they switch on different dates, so for a while the gap changes. From October 25, 2026, Foster City will be 8 hours behind Berlin.
