Boston, MA to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 1 h behind Boston, MA. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Boston, MA 20:25 8:25 PM Austin, TX 19:25 7:25 PM You –:–
20:25 8:25 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:51 · 🌙 18:14
19:25 7:25 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
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−1 h
Austin, TX is 1 h behind Boston, MA.
When you, Boston, MA 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
🇺🇸 Boston, MA
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
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 | 🇺🇸 Boston, MA | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:25 | 19:25 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Boston, MA | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/New York | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:51 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 18:14 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 23 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 675,647 | 974,447 |
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Boston, MA and Austin, TX: common questions
How far behind Boston, MA, is Austin, TX?
Austin is 1 hour behind Boston: UTC−5 against UTC−4.
If it is 9:00 AM in Boston, MA, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Boston, clocks in Austin show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Boston, MA, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Boston, clocks in Austin show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Boston, MA, and in Austin, TX, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Boston, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Austin.
When does the date change in Austin, TX, compared with Boston, MA?
The new day starts in Austin later: until 1:00 AM in Boston, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Austin, Boston is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Boston, MA, and Austin, TX, the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 1 hour.
