Austin, TX to Fairfield, CA: time difference
Fairfield, CA is 2 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 01:48 1:48 AM Fairfield, CA 23:48 11:48 PM You –:–
01:48 1:48 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:38 · 🌙 18:54
23:48 11:48 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:23
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−2 h
Fairfield, CA is 2 h behind Austin, TX.
When you, Austin, TX and Fairfield, 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
🇺🇸 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
🇺🇸 Fairfield, 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 | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX | 🇺🇸 Fairfield, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:48 | 23:48 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Austin, TX | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:38 | 07:24 |
| Sunset | 18:54 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 15 min | 11 h |
| People on this clock | 974,447 | 117,133 |
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Austin, TX and Fairfield, CA: common questions
How many hours behind Austin, TX, is Fairfield, CA?
The clocks in Fairfield are 2 hours behind those in Austin (UTC−7 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Austin, TX, what time is it in Fairfield, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Austin, clocks in Fairfield show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Fairfield, CA, at the end of the working day in Austin, TX?
The working day in Austin ends at 6:00 PM; in Fairfield it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Austin, TX, and Fairfield, CA, are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Austin (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Fairfield), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Austin, TX, is it still yesterday in Fairfield, CA?
Before 2:00 AM in Austin, the date in Fairfield has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Fairfield, it is already the next day in Austin.
Is the time difference between Austin, TX, and Fairfield, CA, the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 2 hours.
