Austin, TX to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 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 21:52 9:52 PM San Jose 20:52 8:52 PM You –:–
21:52 9:52 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
20:52 8:52 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Austin, TX.
When you, Austin, TX and San Jose 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
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 | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:52 | 20:52 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Austin, TX | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:30 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 19:08 | 17:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 974,447 | 342,188 |
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Austin, TX and San Jose: common questions
How far behind Austin, TX, is San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind Austin: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
What time is it in San Jose at the start of the working day in Austin, TX?
The working day in Austin starts at 9:00 AM; in San Jose it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Austin, TX, what time is it in San Jose?
At 6:00 PM in Austin, clocks in San Jose show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call San Jose from Austin, TX?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Austin – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in San Jose compared with Austin, TX?
The new day starts in San Jose later: until 1:00 AM in Austin, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in San Jose, Austin is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Austin, TX, and San Jose the same all year?
No. Only Austin switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, San Jose and Austin will have the same time.
