El Paso, TX to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 1 h ahead of El Paso, TX. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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El Paso, TX 19:42 7:42 PM Austin, TX 20:42 8:42 PM You –:–
19:42 7:42 PM
Mountain Daylight Time · UTC-6
☀️ 07:06 · 🌙 18:42
20:42 8:42 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
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+1 h
Austin, TX is 1 h ahead of El Paso, TX.
When you, El Paso, TX and Austin, TX are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇺🇸 El Paso, TX
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🇺🇸 Austin, TX
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 El Paso, TX | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:42 | 20:42 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Mountain Daylight Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from El Paso, TX | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Denver | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-7, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:06 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 18:42 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 678,815 | 974,447 |
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El Paso, TX and Austin, TX: common questions
What is the time difference between El Paso, TX, and Austin, TX?
Austin is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC−5, while El Paso is on UTC−6.
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the start of the working day in El Paso, TX?
The working day in El Paso starts at 9:00 AM; in Austin it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in El Paso, TX, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in El Paso, clocks in Austin show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Austin, TX, from El Paso, TX?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in El Paso – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Austin – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in El Paso, TX, is it tomorrow in Austin, TX?
Once it is 11:00 PM in El Paso, the date in Austin has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Austin, it is still the previous day in El Paso.
Does the time difference between El Paso, TX, and Austin, TX, change?
No. The clocks in El Paso and in Austin change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
