Quito to Foster City, CA: time difference
Foster City, CA is 2 h behind Quito. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Quito 04:30 4:30 AM Foster City, CA 02:30 2:30 AM You –:–
04:30 4:30 AM
Ecuador Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:56 · 🌙 18:03
02:30 2:30 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:25 · 🌙 18:24
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−2 h
Foster City, CA is 2 h behind Quito.
When you, Quito 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
🇪🇨 Quito
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 | 🇪🇨 Quito | 🇺🇸 Foster City, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:30 | 02:30 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 2026 |
| Time zone | Ecuador Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Quito | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Guayaquil | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:56 | 07:25 |
| Sunset | 18:03 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 12 h 7 min | 10 h 59 min |
| People on this clock | 2,671,191 | 30,567 |
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Quito and Foster City, CA: common questions
How many hours behind Quito is Foster City, CA?
The clocks in Foster City are 2 hours behind those in Quito (UTC−7 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Quito, what time is it in Foster City, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Quito, clocks in Foster City show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Foster City, CA, at the end of the working day in Quito?
The working day in Quito ends at 6:00 PM; in Foster City it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Quito and in Foster City, CA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Quito, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Foster City.
When does the date change in Foster City, CA, compared with Quito?
The new day starts in Foster City later: until 2:00 AM in Quito, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Foster City, Quito is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Quito and Foster City, CA, the same all year?
No. Only Foster City switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Foster City will be 3 hours behind Quito.
