Samoa to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 18 h behind Samoa. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Samoa 14:38 2:38 PM Austin, TX 20:38 8:38 PM You –:–
14:38 2:38 PM
Apia Standard Time · UTC+13
☀️ 06:05 · 🌙 18:25
20:38 8:38 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
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−18 h
Austin, TX is 18 h behind Samoa.
When you, Samoa 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
🇼🇸 Samoa
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
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 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:38 | 20:38 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Apia Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+13 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Samoa | — | −18 h |
| IANA zone | Pacific/Apia | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:05 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 18:25 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 12 h 20 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 200,010 | 974,447 |
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Samoa and Austin, TX: common questions
How far behind Samoa is Austin, TX?
Austin is 18 hours behind Samoa: UTC−5 against UTC+13.
If it is 9:00 AM in Samoa, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Samoa, clocks in Austin show 3:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Samoa, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Samoa, clocks in Austin show 12:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Austin, TX, from Samoa?
Between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM in Samoa – that is 3:00 PM (the previous day) to 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Austin – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Austin, TX?
Until 6:00 PM in Samoa it is still the previous day in Austin. The other way round, from 6:00 AM in Austin it is already the next day in Samoa.
Does the time gap between Samoa and Austin, TX, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Austin but not in Samoa. From November 1, 2026, Austin will be 19 hours behind Samoa.
