San Jose, CA to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 2 h ahead of San Jose, CA. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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San Jose, CA 17:59 5:59 PM Austin, TX 19:59 7:59 PM You –:–
17:59 5:59 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:11 · 🌙 18:40
19:59 7:59 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
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+2 h
Austin, TX is 2 h ahead of San Jose, CA.
When you, San Jose, CA and Austin, TX are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇺🇸 San Jose, 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 | 🇺🇸 San Jose, CA | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:59 | 19:59 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from San Jose, 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 | 07:11 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 18:40 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 30 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 1,035,317 | 974,447 |
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San Jose, CA and Austin, TX: common questions
How far ahead of San Jose, CA, is Austin, TX?
Austin is 2 hours ahead of San Jose: UTC−5 against UTC−7.
If it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, CA, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Austin show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the end of the working day in San Jose, CA?
The working day in San Jose ends at 6:00 PM; in Austin it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both San Jose, CA, and Austin, TX, are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in San Jose (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Austin), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Austin, TX?
From 10:00 PM in San Jose, CA, it is already the next day in Austin. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Austin it is still the previous day in San Jose.
Is the time difference between San Jose, CA, and Austin, TX, the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 2 hours.
