Cartagena to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 1 h behind Cartagena. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Cartagena 12:16 12:16 PM Austin, TX 11:16 11:16 AM You –:–
12:16 12:16 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:55 · 🌙 17:38
11:16 11:16 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:49 · 🌙 17:42
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−1 h
Austin, TX is 1 h behind Cartagena.
When you, Cartagena 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
🇨🇴 Cartagena
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 | 🇨🇴 Cartagena | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:16 | 11:16 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Cartagena | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-5, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:55 | 06:49 |
| Sunset | 17:38 | 17:42 |
| Daylight | 11 h 43 min | 10 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 1,028,736 | 974,447 |
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Cartagena and Austin, TX: common questions
How far behind Cartagena is Austin, TX?
Austin is 1 hour behind Cartagena: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cartagena, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Cartagena, clocks in Austin show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cartagena, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Cartagena, clocks in Austin show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cartagena and Austin, TX, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cartagena (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Austin), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Austin, TX, compared with Cartagena?
The new day starts in Austin later: until 1:00 AM in Cartagena, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Austin, Cartagena is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Cartagena and Austin, TX, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Austin but not in Cartagena. From March 14, 2027, Austin and Cartagena will have the same time.
