Cary, NC to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 1 h behind Cary, NC. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Cary, NC 08:30 8:30 AM Austin, TX 07:30 7:30 AM You –:–
08:30 8:30 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:25 · 🌙 18:37
07:30 7:30 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:36 · 🌙 18:58
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−1 h
Austin, TX is 1 h behind Cary, NC.
When you, Cary, NC 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
🇺🇸 Cary, NC
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 | 🇺🇸 Cary, NC | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:30 | 07:30 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Cary, NC | — | −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 | 07:25 | 07:36 |
| Sunset | 18:37 | 18:58 |
| Daylight | 11 h 12 min | 11 h 22 min |
| People on this clock | 176,987 | 974,447 |
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Cary, NC and Austin, TX: common questions
How far behind Cary, NC, is Austin, TX?
Austin is 1 hour behind Cary: UTC−5 against UTC−4.
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the start of the working day in Cary, NC?
The working day in Cary starts at 9:00 AM; in Austin it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the end of the working day in Cary, NC?
The working day in Cary ends at 6:00 PM; in Austin it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Cary, NC, and in Austin, TX, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cary, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Austin.
When is it still the previous day in Austin, TX?
Until 1:00 AM in Cary, NC, 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 Cary.
Does the time difference between Cary, NC, and Austin, TX, change?
No. The clocks in Cary and in Austin change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
