Austin, TX to Vista, CA: time difference
Vista, 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 14:27 2:27 PM Vista, CA 12:27 12:27 PM You –:–
14:27 2:27 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:36 · 🌙 18:58
12:27 12:27 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:56 · 🌙 18:13
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−2 h
Vista, CA is 2 h behind Austin, TX.
When you, Austin, TX and Vista, 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
🇺🇸 Vista, 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 | 🇺🇸 Vista, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:27 | 12:27 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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 | 07:36 | 06:56 |
| Sunset | 18:58 | 18:13 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 11 h 17 min |
| People on this clock | 974,447 | 98,381 |
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Austin, TX and Vista, CA: common questions
How many hours behind Austin, TX, is Vista, CA?
The clocks in Vista are 2 hours behind those in Austin (UTC−7 and UTC−5).
What time is it in Vista, CA, when it is 9:00 AM in Austin, TX?
When it is 9:00 AM in Austin, it is 7:00 AM in Vista.
What time is it in Vista, CA, at the end of the working day in Austin, TX?
The working day in Austin ends at 6:00 PM; in Vista it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Austin, TX, and in Vista, 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 Vista.
Until what time in Austin, TX, is it still yesterday in Vista, CA?
Before 2:00 AM in Austin, the date in Vista has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Vista, it is already the next day in Austin.
Does the time gap between Austin, TX, and Vista, CA, change during the year?
No – both places switch to and from summer time on the same dates, so the gap stays 2 hours.
