Palo Alto, CA to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 2 h ahead of Palo Alto, CA. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Palo Alto, CA 11:17 11:17 AM Austin, TX 13:17 1:17 PM You –:–
11:17 11:17 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:19 · 🌙 18:30
13:17 1:17 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:59
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+2 h
Austin, TX is 2 h ahead of Palo Alto, CA.
When you, Palo Alto, CA and Austin, TX are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇺🇸 Palo Alto, 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 | 🇺🇸 Palo Alto, CA | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:17 | 13:17 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Palo Alto, 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 | 07:19 | 07:35 |
| Sunset | 18:30 | 18:59 |
| Daylight | 11 h 11 min | 11 h 24 min |
| People on this clock | 64,403 | 974,447 |
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Palo Alto, CA and Austin, TX: common questions
How far ahead of Palo Alto, CA, is Austin, TX?
Austin is 2 hours ahead of Palo Alto: UTC−5 against UTC−7.
If it is 9:00 AM in Palo Alto, CA, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Palo Alto, clocks in Austin show 11:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Palo Alto, CA, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Palo Alto, clocks in Austin show 8:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Austin, TX, from Palo Alto, CA?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Palo Alto – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Austin – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Palo Alto, CA, is it tomorrow in Austin, TX?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Palo Alto, the date in Austin has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Austin, it is still the previous day in Palo Alto.
Does the time difference between Palo Alto, CA, and Austin, TX, change?
No. The clocks in Palo Alto and in Austin change on the same dates, so the difference stays 2 hours.
