Austin, TX to Santa Cruz: time difference
Santa Cruz 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 05:23 5:23 AM Santa Cruz 04:23 4:23 AM You –:–
05:23 5:23 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:34 · 🌙 19:01
04:23 4:23 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:26
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−1 h
Santa Cruz is 1 h behind Austin, TX.
When you, Austin, TX and Santa Cruz 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
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 Cruz |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:23 | 04:23 |
| 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/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:34 | 05:32 |
| Sunset | 19:01 | 17:26 |
| Daylight | 11 h 28 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 974,447 | 1,665 |
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Austin, TX and Santa Cruz: common questions
What is the time difference between Austin, TX, and Santa Cruz?
Santa Cruz is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−6, while Austin is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Austin, TX, what time is it in Santa Cruz?
At 9:00 AM in Austin, clocks in Santa Cruz show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Santa Cruz at the end of the working day in Austin, TX?
The working day in Austin ends at 6:00 PM; in Santa Cruz it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Santa Cruz from Austin, TX?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Austin – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 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?
Until 1:00 AM in Austin, TX, it is still the previous day in Santa Cruz. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Santa Cruz it is already the next day in Austin.
Is the time difference between Austin, TX, and Santa Cruz the same all year?
No. Only Austin switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Santa Cruz and Austin will have the same time.
