Columbia, SC to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 1 h behind Columbia, SC. 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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Columbia, SC 20:59 8:59 PM Austin, TX 19:59 7:59 PM You –:–
20:59 8:59 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:25 · 🌙 18:59
19:59 7:59 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
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−1 h
Austin, TX is 1 h behind Columbia, SC.
When you, Columbia, SC 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
🇺🇸 Columbia, SC
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 | 🇺🇸 Columbia, SC | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:59 | 19:59 |
| 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 Columbia, SC | — | −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 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 18:59 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 34 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 139,698 | 974,447 |
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Columbia, SC and Austin, TX: common questions
How many hours behind Columbia, SC, is Austin, TX?
The clocks in Austin are 1 hour behind those in Columbia (UTC−5 and UTC−4).
If it is 9:00 AM in Columbia, SC, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Columbia, clocks in Austin show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the end of the working day in Columbia, SC?
The working day in Columbia ends at 6:00 PM; in Austin it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Columbia, SC, and Austin, TX, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Columbia (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Austin), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Columbia, SC, is it still yesterday in Austin, TX?
Before 1:00 AM in Columbia, the date in Austin has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Austin, it is already the next day in Columbia.
Is the time difference between Columbia, SC, and Austin, TX, the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 1 hour.
