Mauritania to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 5 h behind Mauritania. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Mauritania 01:31 1:31 AM Austin, TX 20:31 8:31 PM You –:–
01:31 1:31 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 06:57 · 🌙 18:46
20:31 8:31 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
·
−5 h
Austin, TX is 5 h behind Mauritania.
When you, Mauritania 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
🇲🇷 Mauritania
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
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 17 5 PM 18 6 PM
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:31 | 20:31 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+0 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Mauritania | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Nouakchott | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:57 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 18:46 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 50 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 4,736,139 | 974,447 |
Compare Mauritania with another city
More comparisons with Mauritania: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Mauritania and Austin, TX: common questions
How far behind Mauritania is Austin, TX?
Austin is 5 hours behind Mauritania: UTC−5 against UTC+0.
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the start of the working day in Mauritania?
The working day in Mauritania starts at 9:00 AM; in Austin it is 4:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Mauritania, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Mauritania, clocks in Austin show 1:00 PM.
When do working hours in Mauritania and in Austin, TX, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Mauritania, which is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Austin.
When is it still the previous day in Austin, TX?
Until 5:00 AM in Mauritania it is still the previous day in Austin. The other way round, from 7:00 PM in Austin it is already the next day in Mauritania.
Is the time difference between Mauritania and Austin, TX, the same all year?
No. Only Austin switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Austin will be 6 hours behind Mauritania.
