Austin, TX to Cologne: time difference
Cologne is 7 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 22:08 10:08 PM Cologne 05:08 5:08 AM You –:–
22:08 10:08 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
05:08 5:08 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:47 · 🌙 18:53
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+7 h
Cologne is 7 h ahead of Austin, TX.
When you, Austin, TX and Cologne are all at the desk
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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
🇩🇪 Cologne
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 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX | 🇩🇪 Cologne |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:08 | 05:08 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Austin, TX | — | +7 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | Europe/Berlin |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:30 | 07:47 |
| Sunset | 19:08 | 18:53 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 11 h 5 min |
| People on this clock | 974,447 | 1,095,520 |
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Austin, TX and Cologne: common questions
How many hours ahead of Austin, TX, is Cologne?
The clocks in Cologne are 7 hours ahead of those in Austin (UTC+2 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Austin, TX, what time is it in Cologne?
At 9:00 AM in Austin, clocks in Cologne show 4:00 PM.
What time is it in Cologne at the end of the working day in Austin, TX?
The working day in Austin ends at 6:00 PM; in Cologne it is 1:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When do working hours in Austin, TX, and in Cologne overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Austin, which is 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cologne.
When is it already the next day in Cologne?
From 5:00 PM in Austin, TX, it is already the next day in Cologne. The other way round, until 7:00 AM in Cologne it is still the previous day in Austin.
Is the time difference between Austin, TX, and Cologne 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, Cologne will be 6 hours ahead of Austin.
