Alton to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 6 h behind Alton. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Alton 02:13 2:13 AM Austin, TX 20:13 8:13 PM You –:–
02:13 2:13 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:36 · 🌙 18:03
20:13 8:13 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:36 · 🌙 18:57
·
−6 h
Austin, TX is 6 h behind Alton.
When you, Alton 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
🇬🇧 Alton
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
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 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇧 Alton | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:13 | 20:13 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | British Summer Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Alton | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/London | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:36 | 07:36 |
| Sunset | 18:03 | 18:57 |
| Daylight | 10 h 27 min | 11 h 21 min |
| People on this clock | 17,816 | 974,447 |
Compare Alton with another city
More comparisons with Alton: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Alton and Austin, TX: common questions
What is the time difference between Alton and Austin, TX?
Austin is 6 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Alton is on UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Alton, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Alton, clocks in Austin show 3:00 AM.
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the end of the working day in Alton?
The working day in Alton ends at 6:00 PM; in Austin it is 12:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Austin, TX, from Alton?
Between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Alton – that is 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Austin – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Alton is it still yesterday in Austin, TX?
Before 6:00 AM in Alton, the date in Austin has not changed yet. From 6:00 PM in Austin, it is already the next day in Alton.
Does the time gap between Alton and Austin, TX, change during the year?
Yes, because the clocks in Alton and in Austin change on different dates. Next change: from October 25, 2026, Austin will be 5 hours behind Alton.
