Carolina to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 1 h behind Carolina. 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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Carolina 03:30 3:30 AM Austin, TX 02:30 2:30 AM You –:–
03:30 3:30 AM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:17 · 🌙 18:06
02:30 2:30 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:07
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−1 h
Austin, TX is 1 h behind Carolina.
When you, Carolina 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
🇵🇷 Carolina
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 | 🇵🇷 Carolina | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:30 | 02:30 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Atlantic Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Carolina | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Puerto Rico | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:17 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 18:06 | 19:07 |
| Daylight | 11 h 49 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 138,304 | 974,447 |
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Carolina and Austin, TX: common questions
How many hours behind Carolina is Austin, TX?
The clocks in Austin are 1 hour behind those in Carolina (UTC−5 and UTC−4).
What time is it in Austin, TX, when it is 9:00 AM in Carolina?
When it is 9:00 AM in Carolina, it is 8:00 AM in Austin.
If it is 6:00 PM in Carolina, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Carolina, clocks in Austin show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Austin, TX, from Carolina?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Carolina – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Austin – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Austin, TX?
Until 1:00 AM in Carolina it is still the previous day in Austin. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Austin it is already the next day in Carolina.
Does the time difference between Carolina and Austin, TX, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Austin. From November 1, 2026, Austin will be 2 hours behind Carolina.
