Ostend to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 7 h behind Ostend. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Ostend 05:56 5:56 AM Austin, TX 22:56 10:56 PM You –:–
05:56 5:56 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:10 · 🌙 19:00
22:56 10:56 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:32 · 🌙 19:03
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−7 h
Austin, TX is 7 h behind Ostend.
When you, Ostend 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
🇧🇪 Ostend
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 | 🇧🇪 Ostend | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:56 | 22:56 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Ostend | — | −7 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Brussels | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 08:10 | 07:32 |
| Sunset | 19:00 | 19:03 |
| Daylight | 10 h 49 min | 11 h 31 min |
| People on this clock | 70,600 | 974,447 |
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Big time differences
Ostend and Austin, TX: common questions
How far behind Ostend is Austin, TX?
Austin is 7 hours behind Ostend: UTC−5 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Ostend, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Ostend, clocks in Austin show 2:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Ostend, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Ostend, clocks in Austin show 11:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Austin, TX, from Ostend?
Between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Ostend – that is 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Austin – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Ostend is it still yesterday in Austin, TX?
Before 7:00 AM in Ostend, the date in Austin has not changed yet. From 5:00 PM in Austin, it is already the next day in Ostend.
Does the time gap between Ostend and Austin, TX, change during the year?
Yes, because the clocks in Ostend and in Austin change on different dates. Next change: from October 25, 2026, Austin will be 6 hours behind Ostend.
