Austin, TX to Denver, CO: time difference
Denver, CO is 1 h behind Austin, TX. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Austin, TX 21:49 9:49 PM Denver, CO 20:49 8:49 PM You –:–
21:49 9:49 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
20:49 8:49 PM
Mountain Daylight Time · UTC-6
☀️ 07:05 · 🌙 18:31
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−1 h
Denver, CO is 1 h behind Austin, TX.
When you, Austin, TX and Denver, CO are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
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
🇺🇸 Denver, CO
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 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX | 🇺🇸 Denver, CO |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:49 | 20:49 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | Mountain Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Austin, TX | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | America/Denver |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-7, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:30 | 07:05 |
| Sunset | 19:08 | 18:31 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 11 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 974,447 | 715,522 |
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Austin, TX and Denver, CO: common questions
How many hours behind Austin, TX, is Denver, CO?
The clocks in Denver are 1 hour behind those in Austin (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Austin, TX, what time is it in Denver, CO?
At 9:00 AM in Austin, clocks in Denver show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Denver, CO, at the end of the working day in Austin, TX?
The working day in Austin ends at 6:00 PM; in Denver it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Austin, TX, and in Denver, CO, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Austin, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Denver.
Until what time in Austin, TX, is it still yesterday in Denver, CO?
Before 1:00 AM in Austin, the date in Denver has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Denver, it is already the next day in Austin.
Does the time gap between Austin, TX, and Denver, CO, change during the year?
No – both places switch to and from summer time on the same dates, so the gap stays 1 hour.
