Lake Forest, CA to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 2 h ahead of Lake Forest, CA. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Lake Forest, CA 04:34 4:34 AM Austin, TX 06:34 6:34 AM You –:–
04:34 4:34 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 18:12
06:34 6:34 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:56
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+2 h
Austin, TX is 2 h ahead of Lake Forest, CA.
When you, Lake Forest, CA and Austin, TX are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇸 Lake Forest, CA
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
🇺🇸 Austin, TX
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Lake Forest, CA | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:34 | 06:34 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Lake Forest, CA | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Los Angeles | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:00 | 07:37 |
| Sunset | 18:12 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 11 h 12 min | 11 h 19 min |
| People on this clock | 19,367 | 974,447 |
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Lake Forest, CA and Austin, TX: common questions
How far ahead of Lake Forest, CA, is Austin, TX?
Austin is 2 hours ahead of Lake Forest: UTC−5 against UTC−7.
What time is it in Austin, TX, when it is 9:00 AM in Lake Forest, CA?
When it is 9:00 AM in Lake Forest, it is 11:00 AM in Austin.
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the end of the working day in Lake Forest, CA?
The working day in Lake Forest ends at 6:00 PM; in Austin it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Austin, TX, from Lake Forest, CA?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Lake Forest – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Austin – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Austin, TX?
From 10:00 PM in Lake Forest, CA, it is already the next day in Austin. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Austin it is still the previous day in Lake Forest.
Does the time difference between Lake Forest, CA, and Austin, TX, change?
No. The clocks in Lake Forest and in Austin change on the same dates, so the difference stays 2 hours.
