Rapid City, SD to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 1 h ahead of Rapid City, SD. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Rapid City, SD 11:22 11:22 AM Austin, TX 12:22 12:22 PM You –:–
11:22 11:22 AM
Mountain Daylight Time · UTC-6
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:04
12:22 12:22 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:36 · 🌙 18:57
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+1 h
Austin, TX is 1 h ahead of Rapid City, SD.
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Working hours
🇺🇸 Rapid City, SD
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🇺🇸 Austin, TX
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Rapid City, SD | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:22 | 12:22 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Mountain Daylight Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Rapid City, SD | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Denver | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-7, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:13 | 07:36 |
| Sunset | 18:04 | 18:57 |
| Daylight | 10 h 51 min | 11 h 21 min |
| People on this clock | 74,703 | 974,447 |
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Rapid City, SD and Austin, TX: common questions
How far ahead of Rapid City, SD, is Austin, TX?
Austin is 1 hour ahead of Rapid City: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the start of the working day in Rapid City, SD?
The working day in Rapid City starts at 9:00 AM; in Austin it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the end of the working day in Rapid City, SD?
The working day in Rapid City ends at 6:00 PM; in Austin it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Rapid City, SD, and Austin, TX, are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Rapid City (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Austin), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Rapid City, SD, is it tomorrow in Austin, TX?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Rapid City, the date in Austin has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Austin, it is still the previous day in Rapid City.
Is the time difference between Rapid City, SD, and Austin, TX, the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 1 hour.
