Austin, TX to Sonora, CA: time difference
Sonora, 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
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Austin, TX 06:38 6:38 AM Sonora, CA 04:38 4:38 AM You –:–
06:38 6:38 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:38 · 🌙 18:54
04:38 4:38 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:18 · 🌙 18:16
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−2 h
Sonora, CA is 2 h behind Austin, TX.
When you, Austin, TX and Sonora, 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
🇺🇸 Sonora, 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 | 🇺🇸 Sonora, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:38 | 04:38 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 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 | 07:38 | 07:18 |
| Sunset | 18:54 | 18:16 |
| Daylight | 11 h 15 min | 10 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 974,447 | 5,000 |
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Austin, TX and Sonora, CA: common questions
How many hours behind Austin, TX, is Sonora, CA?
The clocks in Sonora are 2 hours behind those in Austin (UTC−7 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Austin, TX, what time is it in Sonora, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Austin, clocks in Sonora show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Sonora, CA, at the end of the working day in Austin, TX?
The working day in Austin ends at 6:00 PM; in Sonora it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Sonora, CA, from Austin, TX?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Austin – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Sonora – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Sonora, CA, compared with Austin, TX?
The new day starts in Sonora later: until 2:00 AM in Austin, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Sonora, Austin is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Austin, TX, and Sonora, CA, change?
No. The clocks in Austin and in Sonora change on the same dates, so the difference stays 2 hours.
