Carlsbad, CA to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 2 h ahead of Carlsbad, CA. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Carlsbad, CA 07:46 7:46 AM Austin, TX 09:46 9:46 AM You –:–
07:46 7:46 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:57 · 🌙 18:12
09:46 9:46 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:36 · 🌙 18:57
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+2 h
Austin, TX is 2 h ahead of Carlsbad, CA.
When you, Carlsbad, CA 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
🇺🇸 Carlsbad, CA
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
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Carlsbad, CA | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:46 | 09:46 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Carlsbad, CA | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Los Angeles | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:57 | 07:36 |
| Sunset | 18:12 | 18:57 |
| Daylight | 11 h 15 min | 11 h 21 min |
| People on this clock | 114,746 | 974,447 |
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Carlsbad, CA and Austin, TX: common questions
How far ahead of Carlsbad, CA, is Austin, TX?
Austin is 2 hours ahead of Carlsbad: UTC−5 against UTC−7.
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the start of the working day in Carlsbad, CA?
The working day in Carlsbad starts at 9:00 AM; in Austin it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Carlsbad, CA, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Carlsbad, clocks in Austin show 8:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Carlsbad, CA, and Austin, TX, are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Carlsbad (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Austin), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Austin, TX, compared with Carlsbad, CA?
The new day starts in Austin earlier: at 10:00 PM in Carlsbad it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Austin, Carlsbad is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Carlsbad, CA, and Austin, TX, the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 2 hours.
