Detroit, MI to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 1 h behind Detroit, MI. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Detroit, MI 22:01 10:01 PM Austin, TX 21:01 9:01 PM You –:–
22:01 10:01 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:39 · 🌙 19:02
21:01 9:01 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
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−1 h
Austin, TX is 1 h behind Detroit, MI.
When you, Detroit, MI 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
🇺🇸 Detroit, MI
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 | 🇺🇸 Detroit, MI | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:01 | 21:01 |
| 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 Detroit, MI | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Detroit | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:39 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 19:02 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 23 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 632,464 | 974,447 |
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Detroit, MI and Austin, TX: common questions
How many hours behind Detroit, MI, is Austin, TX?
The clocks in Austin are 1 hour behind those in Detroit (UTC−5 and UTC−4).
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the start of the working day in Detroit, MI?
The working day in Detroit starts at 9:00 AM; in Austin it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Detroit, MI, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Detroit, clocks in Austin show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Detroit, MI, and in Austin, TX, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Detroit, 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 Detroit, MI, 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 Detroit.
Is the time difference between Detroit, MI, 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.
