Austin, TX to Chapel Hill, NC: time difference
Chapel Hill, NC is 1 h ahead of Austin, TX. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Austin, TX 12:42 12:42 PM Chapel Hill, NC 13:42 1:42 PM You –:–
12:42 12:42 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:07
13:42 1:42 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:19 · 🌙 18:49
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+1 h
Chapel Hill, NC is 1 h ahead of Austin, TX.
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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
🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, NC
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX | 🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, NC |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:42 | 13:42 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Austin, TX | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | America/New York |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:30 | 07:19 |
| Sunset | 19:07 | 18:49 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 11 h 29 min |
| People on this clock | 974,447 | 61,960 |
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Austin, TX and Chapel Hill, NC: common questions
How far ahead of Austin, TX, is Chapel Hill, NC?
Chapel Hill is 1 hour ahead of Austin: UTC−4 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Chapel Hill, NC, at the start of the working day in Austin, TX?
The working day in Austin starts at 9:00 AM; in Chapel Hill it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Chapel Hill, NC, at the end of the working day in Austin, TX?
The working day in Austin ends at 6:00 PM; in Chapel Hill it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Austin, TX, and Chapel Hill, NC, are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Austin (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Chapel Hill), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Austin, TX, is it tomorrow in Chapel Hill, NC?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Austin, the date in Chapel Hill has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Chapel Hill, it is still the previous day in Austin.
Does the time gap between Austin, TX, and Chapel Hill, NC, change during the year?
No – both places switch to and from summer time on the same dates, so the gap stays 1 hour.
