Lugano to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 7 h behind Lugano. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Lugano 04:30 4:30 AM Austin, TX 21:30 9:30 PM You –:–
04:30 4:30 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:34 · 🌙 18:49
21:30 9:30 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
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−7 h
Austin, TX is 7 h behind Lugano.
When you, Lugano 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
🇨🇭 Lugano
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 | 🇨🇭 Lugano | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:30 | 21:30 |
| 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 Lugano | — | −7 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Zurich | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:34 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 18:49 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 15 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 63,583 | 974,447 |
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Big time differences
Lugano and Austin, TX: common questions
How far behind Lugano is Austin, TX?
Austin is 7 hours behind Lugano: UTC−5 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the start of the working day in Lugano?
The working day in Lugano starts at 9:00 AM; in Austin it is 2:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Lugano, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Lugano, clocks in Austin show 11:00 AM.
Is there a time when both Lugano and Austin, TX, are at work?
Yes: from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Lugano (9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Austin), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Austin, TX?
Until 7:00 AM in Lugano 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 Lugano.
Does the time gap between Lugano and Austin, TX, change during the year?
Yes, because the clocks in Lugano and in Austin change on different dates. Next change: from October 25, 2026, Austin will be 6 hours behind Lugano.
