Buenos Aires to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 2 h behind Buenos Aires. 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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Buenos Aires 20:48 8:48 PM Austin, TX 18:48 6:48 PM You –:–
20:48 8:48 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 19:03
18:48 6:48 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
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−2 h
Austin, TX is 2 h behind Buenos Aires.
When you, Buenos Aires 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
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
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
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 | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:48 | 18:48 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Argentina Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Buenos Aires | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:20 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 19:03 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 12 h 43 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 2,891,082 | 974,447 |
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Buenos Aires and Austin, TX: common questions
How far behind Buenos Aires is Austin, TX?
Austin is 2 hours behind Buenos Aires: UTC−5 against UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, clocks in Austin show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires, clocks in Austin show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Austin, TX, from Buenos Aires?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Austin – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Austin, TX, compared with Buenos Aires?
The new day starts in Austin later: until 2:00 AM in Buenos Aires, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Austin, Buenos Aires is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Buenos Aires and Austin, TX, the same all year?
No. Only Austin switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Austin will be 3 hours behind Buenos Aires.
