Austin, TX to Palmdale, CA: time difference
Palmdale, 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.
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Austin, TX 17:50 5:50 PM Palmdale, CA 15:50 3:50 PM You –:–
17:50 5:50 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:31 · 🌙 19:06
15:50 3:50 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:24
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−2 h
Palmdale, CA is 2 h behind Austin, TX.
When you, Austin, TX and Palmdale, 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
🇺🇸 Palmdale, 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 | 🇺🇸 Palmdale, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:50 | 15:50 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Sunday, October 11, 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 | 07:31 | 06:55 |
| Sunset | 19:06 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 35 min | 11 h 29 min |
| People on this clock | 974,447 | 152,750 |
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Austin, TX and Palmdale, CA: common questions
What is the time difference between Austin, TX, and Palmdale, CA?
Palmdale is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−7, while Austin is on UTC−5.
What time is it in Palmdale, CA, when it is 9:00 AM in Austin, TX?
When it is 9:00 AM in Austin, it is 7:00 AM in Palmdale.
If it is 6:00 PM in Austin, TX, what time is it in Palmdale, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Austin, clocks in Palmdale show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Palmdale, CA, from Austin, TX?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Austin – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Palmdale – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Austin, TX, is it still yesterday in Palmdale, CA?
Before 2:00 AM in Austin, the date in Palmdale has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Palmdale, it is already the next day in Austin.
Does the time difference between Austin, TX, and Palmdale, CA, change?
No. The clocks in Austin and in Palmdale change on the same dates, so the difference stays 2 hours.
