Austin, TX to San Jose, CA: time difference
San Jose, 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 20:45 8:45 PM San Jose, CA 18:45 6:45 PM You –:–
20:45 8:45 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
18:45 6:45 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:11 · 🌙 18:40
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−2 h
San Jose, CA is 2 h behind Austin, TX.
When you, Austin, TX and San Jose, 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
🇺🇸 San Jose, 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 | 🇺🇸 San Jose, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:45 | 18:45 |
| 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 | 07:11 |
| Sunset | 19:08 | 18:40 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 11 h 30 min |
| People on this clock | 974,447 | 1,035,317 |
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Austin, TX and San Jose, CA: common questions
What is the time difference between Austin, TX, and San Jose, CA?
San Jose is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−7, while Austin is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Austin, TX, what time is it in San Jose, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Austin, clocks in San Jose show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Austin, TX, what time is it in San Jose, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Austin, clocks in San Jose show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call San Jose, CA, from Austin, TX?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Austin – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in San Jose – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in San Jose, CA, compared with Austin, TX?
The new day starts in San Jose later: until 2:00 AM in Austin, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in San Jose, Austin is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Austin, TX, and San Jose, CA, change?
No. The clocks in Austin and in San Jose change on the same dates, so the difference stays 2 hours.
