Charlotte, NC to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 1 h behind Charlotte, 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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Charlotte, NC 21:00 9:00 PM Austin, TX 20:00 8:00 PM You –:–
21:00 9:00 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:57
20:00 8:00 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
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−1 h
Austin, TX is 1 h behind Charlotte, NC.
When you, Charlotte, NC and Austin, TX are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇺🇸 Charlotte, 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 | 🇺🇸 Charlotte, NC | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:00 | 20:00 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Charlotte, 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 | 07:24 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 18:57 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 32 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 911,311 | 974,447 |
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Charlotte, NC and Austin, TX: common questions
What is the time difference between Charlotte, NC, and Austin, TX?
Austin is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−5, while Charlotte is on UTC−4.
If it is 9:00 AM in Charlotte, NC, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Charlotte, clocks in Austin show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the end of the working day in Charlotte, NC?
The working day in Charlotte ends at 6:00 PM; in Austin it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Austin, TX, from Charlotte, NC?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Charlotte – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Austin – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Charlotte, NC, is it still yesterday in Austin, TX?
Before 1:00 AM in Charlotte, the date in Austin has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Austin, it is already the next day in Charlotte.
Does the time difference between Charlotte, NC, and Austin, TX, change?
No. The clocks in Charlotte and in Austin change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
