Austin, TX to Rapid City, SD: time difference
Rapid City, SD 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 12:53 12:53 PM Rapid City, SD 11:53 11:53 AM You –:–
12:53 12:53 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:36 · 🌙 18:57
11:53 11:53 AM
Mountain Daylight Time · UTC-6
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:04
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−1 h
Rapid City, SD 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
🇺🇸 Rapid City, SD
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 | 🇺🇸 Rapid City, SD |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:53 | 11:53 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 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 | 07:36 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 18:57 | 18:04 |
| Daylight | 11 h 21 min | 10 h 51 min |
| People on this clock | 974,447 | 74,703 |
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Austin, TX and Rapid City, SD: common questions
What is the time difference between Austin, TX, and Rapid City, SD?
Rapid City is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−6, while Austin is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Austin, TX, what time is it in Rapid City, SD?
At 9:00 AM in Austin, clocks in Rapid City show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Rapid City, SD, when it is 6:00 PM in Austin, TX?
When it is 6:00 PM in Austin, it is 5:00 PM in Rapid City.
When do working hours in Austin, TX, and in Rapid City, SD, 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 Rapid City.
When does the date change in Rapid City, SD, compared with Austin, TX?
The new day starts in Rapid City later: until 1:00 AM in Austin, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Rapid City, Austin is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Austin, TX, and Rapid City, SD, the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 1 hour.
