Palm Desert, CA to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 2 h ahead of Palm Desert, CA. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Palm Desert, CA 05:23 5:23 AM Austin, TX 07:23 7:23 AM You –:–
05:23 5:23 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:53 · 🌙 18:09
07:23 7:23 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:36 · 🌙 18:58
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+2 h
Austin, TX is 2 h ahead of Palm Desert, CA.
When you, Palm Desert, 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
🇺🇸 Palm Desert, 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 | 🇺🇸 Palm Desert, CA | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:23 | 07:23 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Palm Desert, 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 | 06:53 | 07:36 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 18:58 |
| Daylight | 11 h 16 min | 11 h 22 min |
| People on this clock | 51,163 | 974,447 |
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Palm Desert, CA and Austin, TX: common questions
How many hours ahead of Palm Desert, CA, is Austin, TX?
The clocks in Austin are 2 hours ahead of those in Palm Desert (UTC−5 and UTC−7).
What time is it in Austin, TX, when it is 9:00 AM in Palm Desert, CA?
When it is 9:00 AM in Palm Desert, it is 11:00 AM in Austin.
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the end of the working day in Palm Desert, CA?
The working day in Palm Desert ends at 6:00 PM; in Austin it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Palm Desert, CA, and in Austin, TX, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Palm Desert, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Austin.
From what time in Palm Desert, CA, is it tomorrow in Austin, TX?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Palm Desert, the date in Austin has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Austin, it is still the previous day in Palm Desert.
Does the time difference between Palm Desert, CA, and Austin, TX, change?
No. The clocks in Palm Desert and in Austin change on the same dates, so the difference stays 2 hours.
