Austin, TX to Santa Cruz, CA: time difference
Santa Cruz, 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 23:47 11:47 PM Santa Cruz, CA 21:47 9:47 PM You –:–
23:47 11:47 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:31 · 🌙 19:06
21:47 9:47 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:38
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−2 h
Santa Cruz, CA is 2 h behind Austin, TX.
When you, Austin, TX and Santa Cruz, 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 Cruz, 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 Cruz, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:47 | 21:47 |
| 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 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 19:06 | 18:38 |
| Daylight | 11 h 35 min | 11 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 974,447 | 64,220 |
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Austin, TX and Santa Cruz, CA: common questions
How many hours behind Austin, TX, is Santa Cruz, CA?
The clocks in Santa Cruz are 2 hours behind those in Austin (UTC−7 and UTC−5).
What time is it in Santa Cruz, CA, when it is 9:00 AM in Austin, TX?
When it is 9:00 AM in Austin, it is 7:00 AM in Santa Cruz.
If it is 6:00 PM in Austin, TX, what time is it in Santa Cruz, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Austin, clocks in Santa Cruz show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Santa Cruz, CA, from Austin, TX?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Austin – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Santa Cruz – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Santa Cruz, CA?
Until 2:00 AM in Austin, TX, it is still the previous day in Santa Cruz. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Santa Cruz it is already the next day in Austin.
Does the time difference between Austin, TX, and Santa Cruz, CA, change?
No. The clocks in Austin and in Santa Cruz change on the same dates, so the difference stays 2 hours.
