Austin, TX to Highlands Ranch, CO: time difference
Highlands Ranch, 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.
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Austin, TX 20:21 8:21 PM Highlands Ranch, CO 19:21 7:21 PM You –:–
20:21 8:21 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:38 · 🌙 18:55
19:21 7:21 PM
Mountain Daylight Time · UTC-6
☀️ 07:17 · 🌙 18:14
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−1 h
Highlands Ranch, CO is 1 h behind 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
🇺🇸 Highlands Ranch, 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 | 🇺🇸 Highlands Ranch, CO |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:21 | 19:21 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 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 | 07:38 | 07:17 |
| Sunset | 18:55 | 18:14 |
| Daylight | 11 h 17 min | 10 h 57 min |
| People on this clock | 974,447 | — |
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Austin, TX and Highlands Ranch, CO: common questions
How far behind Austin, TX, is Highlands Ranch, CO?
Highlands Ranch is 1 hour behind Austin: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Highlands Ranch, CO, when it is 9:00 AM in Austin, TX?
When it is 9:00 AM in Austin, it is 8:00 AM in Highlands Ranch.
What time is it in Highlands Ranch, CO, when it is 6:00 PM in Austin, TX?
When it is 6:00 PM in Austin, it is 5:00 PM in Highlands Ranch.
When is a good time to call Highlands Ranch, CO, from Austin, TX?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Austin – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Highlands Ranch – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Highlands Ranch, CO, compared with Austin, TX?
The new day starts in Highlands Ranch later: until 1:00 AM in Austin, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Highlands Ranch, Austin is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Austin, TX, and Highlands Ranch, CO, change?
No. The clocks in Austin and in Highlands Ranch change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
