Austin, TX to Sacramento, CA: time difference
Sacramento, 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
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Austin, TX 22:33 10:33 PM Sacramento, CA 20:33 8:33 PM You –:–
22:33 10:33 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
20:33 8:33 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:10 · 🌙 18:38
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−2 h
Sacramento, CA is 2 h behind Austin, TX.
When you, Austin, TX and Sacramento, 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
🇺🇸 Sacramento, 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 | 🇺🇸 Sacramento, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:33 | 20:33 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 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 | 07:30 | 07:10 |
| Sunset | 19:08 | 18:38 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 11 h 28 min |
| People on this clock | 974,447 | 524,943 |
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Austin, TX and Sacramento, CA: common questions
How far behind Austin, TX, is Sacramento, CA?
Sacramento is 2 hours behind Austin: UTC−7 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Austin, TX, what time is it in Sacramento, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Austin, clocks in Sacramento show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Sacramento, CA, at the end of the working day in Austin, TX?
The working day in Austin ends at 6:00 PM; in Sacramento it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Austin, TX, and Sacramento, CA, are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Austin (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Sacramento), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Sacramento, CA, compared with Austin, TX?
The new day starts in Sacramento later: until 2:00 AM in Austin, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Sacramento, Austin is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Austin, TX, and Sacramento, CA, the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 2 hours.
