Karlsruhe to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 7 h behind Karlsruhe. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Karlsruhe 02:59 2:59 AM Austin, TX 19:59 7:59 PM You –:–
02:59 2:59 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:39 · 🌙 18:49
19:59 7:59 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
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−7 h
Austin, TX is 7 h behind Karlsruhe.
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Working hours
🇩🇪 Karlsruhe
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
17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇩🇪 Karlsruhe | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:59 | 19:59 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Karlsruhe | — | −7 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Berlin | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:39 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 18:49 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 9 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 283,959 | 974,447 |
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Karlsruhe and Austin, TX: common questions
How many hours behind Karlsruhe is Austin, TX?
The clocks in Austin are 7 hours behind those in Karlsruhe (UTC−5 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the start of the working day in Karlsruhe?
The working day in Karlsruhe starts at 9:00 AM; in Austin it is 2:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Karlsruhe, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Karlsruhe, clocks in Austin show 11:00 AM.
When do working hours in Karlsruhe and in Austin, TX, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Karlsruhe, which is 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Austin.
When is it still the previous day in Austin, TX?
Until 7:00 AM in Karlsruhe it is still the previous day in Austin. The other way round, from 5:00 PM in Austin it is already the next day in Karlsruhe.
Is the time difference between Karlsruhe and Austin, TX, the same all year?
No. Both places use summer time, but they switch on different dates, so for a while the gap changes. From October 25, 2026, Austin will be 6 hours behind Karlsruhe.
