Los Angeles, CA to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles, CA. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Los Angeles, CA 19:56 7:56 PM Austin, TX 21:56 9:56 PM You –:–
19:56 7:56 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:28
21:56 9:56 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
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+2 h
Austin, TX is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles, CA.
When you, Los Angeles, CA 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
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, CA
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
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 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, CA | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:56 | 21:56 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Los Angeles, CA | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Los Angeles | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:54 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 18:28 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 34 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 4,030,904 | 974,447 |
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Los Angeles, CA and Austin, TX: common questions
How far ahead of Los Angeles, CA, is Austin, TX?
Austin is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles: UTC−5 against UTC−7.
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the start of the working day in Los Angeles, CA?
The working day in Los Angeles starts at 9:00 AM; in Austin it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the end of the working day in Los Angeles, CA?
The working day in Los Angeles ends at 6:00 PM; in Austin it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Los Angeles, CA, and Austin, TX, are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Los Angeles (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Austin), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Austin, TX?
From 10:00 PM in Los Angeles, CA, it is already the next day in Austin. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Austin it is still the previous day in Los Angeles.
Is the time difference between Los Angeles, CA, and Austin, TX, the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 2 hours.
