Fairfield, CT to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 1 h behind Fairfield, CT. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Fairfield, CT 13:54 1:54 PM Austin, TX 12:54 12:54 PM You –:–
13:54 1:54 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:11 · 🌙 18:06
12:54 12:54 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:56
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−1 h
Austin, TX is 1 h behind Fairfield, CT.
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Working hours
🇺🇸 Fairfield, CT
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 | 🇺🇸 Fairfield, CT | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:54 | 12:54 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Fairfield, CT | — | −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 | 07:11 | 07:37 |
| Sunset | 18:06 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 10 h 56 min | 11 h 19 min |
| People on this clock | 117,133 | 974,447 |
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Fairfield, CT and Austin, TX: common questions
What is the time difference between Fairfield, CT, and Austin, TX?
Austin is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−5, while Fairfield is on UTC−4.
If it is 9:00 AM in Fairfield, CT, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Fairfield, clocks in Austin show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the end of the working day in Fairfield, CT?
The working day in Fairfield ends at 6:00 PM; in Austin it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Fairfield, CT, and in Austin, TX, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Fairfield, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Austin.
When does the date change in Austin, TX, compared with Fairfield, CT?
The new day starts in Austin later: until 1:00 AM in Fairfield, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Austin, Fairfield is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Fairfield, CT, 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.
