Austin, TX to Santa Ana, CA: time difference
Santa Ana, 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 23:46 11:46 PM Santa Ana, CA 21:46 9:46 PM You –:–
23:46 11:46 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:31 · 🌙 19:06
21:46 9:46 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:24
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−2 h
Santa Ana, CA is 2 h behind Austin, TX.
When you, Austin, TX and Santa Ana, 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
🇺🇸 Santa Ana, 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 | 🇺🇸 Santa Ana, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:46 | 21:46 |
| 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 | 06:54 |
| Sunset | 19:06 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 35 min | 11 h 30 min |
| People on this clock | 974,447 | 335,400 |
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Austin, TX and Santa Ana, CA: common questions
How far behind Austin, TX, is Santa Ana, CA?
Santa Ana is 2 hours behind Austin: UTC−7 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Austin, TX, what time is it in Santa Ana, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Austin, clocks in Santa Ana show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Austin, TX, what time is it in Santa Ana, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Austin, clocks in Santa Ana show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Austin, TX, and in Santa Ana, CA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Austin, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Santa Ana.
When is it still the previous day in Santa Ana, CA?
Until 2:00 AM in Austin, TX, it is still the previous day in Santa Ana. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Santa Ana it is already the next day in Austin.
Is the time difference between Austin, TX, and Santa Ana, CA, the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 2 hours.
