Bedford to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 6 h behind Bedford. 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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Bedford 23:26 11:26 PM Austin, TX 17:26 5:26 PM You –:–
23:26 11:26 PM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:34 · 🌙 18:01
17:26 5:26 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:36 · 🌙 18:57
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−6 h
Austin, TX is 6 h behind Bedford.
When you, Bedford and Austin, TX are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇬🇧 Bedford
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
🇺🇸 Austin, TX
18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇧 Bedford | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:26 | 17:26 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | British Summer Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Bedford | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/London | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:34 | 07:36 |
| Sunset | 18:01 | 18:57 |
| Daylight | 10 h 27 min | 11 h 21 min |
| People on this clock | 80,000 | 974,447 |
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Bedford and Austin, TX: common questions
How many hours behind Bedford is Austin, TX?
The clocks in Austin are 6 hours behind those in Bedford (UTC−5 and UTC+1).
If it is 9:00 AM in Bedford, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Bedford, clocks in Austin show 3:00 AM.
What time is it in Austin, TX, when it is 6:00 PM in Bedford?
When it is 6:00 PM in Bedford, it is 12:00 PM in Austin.
Is there a time when both Bedford and Austin, TX, are at work?
Yes: from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Bedford (9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Austin), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Austin, TX?
Until 6:00 AM in Bedford it is still the previous day in Austin. The other way round, from 6:00 PM in Austin it is already the next day in Bedford.
Does the time gap between Bedford and Austin, TX, change during the year?
Yes, because the clocks in Bedford and in Austin change on different dates. Next change: from October 25, 2026, Austin will be 5 hours behind Bedford.
