Austin, TX to Santa Ana: time difference
Santa Ana 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
One day, 2 clocks
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Austin, TX 16:31 4:31 PM Santa Ana 15:31 3:31 PM You –:–
16:31 4:31 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:34 · 🌙 19:01
15:31 3:31 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:40
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−1 h
Santa Ana is 1 h behind Austin, TX.
When you, Austin, TX and Santa Ana 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
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 | 🇸🇻 Santa Ana |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:31 | 15:31 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 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/El Salvador |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:34 | 05:50 |
| Sunset | 19:01 | 17:40 |
| Daylight | 11 h 28 min | 11 h 50 min |
| People on this clock | 974,447 | 167,200 |
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Austin, TX and Santa Ana: common questions
How far behind Austin, TX, is Santa Ana?
Santa Ana is 1 hour behind Austin: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Austin, TX, what time is it in Santa Ana?
At 9:00 AM in Austin, clocks in Santa Ana show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Austin, TX, what time is it in Santa Ana?
At 6:00 PM in Austin, clocks in Santa Ana show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Santa Ana from Austin, TX?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Austin – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Santa Ana – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Santa Ana?
Until 1:00 AM in Austin, TX, it is still the previous day in Santa Ana. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Santa Ana it is already the next day in Austin.
Does the time difference between Austin, TX, and Santa Ana change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Austin. From November 1, 2026, Santa Ana and Austin will have the same time.
