San Rafael, CA to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 2 h ahead of San Rafael, CA. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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San Rafael, CA 19:40 7:40 PM Austin, TX 21:40 9:40 PM You –:–
19:40 7:40 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:15 · 🌙 18:39
21:40 9:40 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:31 · 🌙 19:06
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+2 h
Austin, TX is 2 h ahead of San Rafael, CA.
When you, San Rafael, 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
🇺🇸 San Rafael, 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 Rafael, CA | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:40 | 21:40 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Sunday, October 11, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from San Rafael, 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 | 07:15 | 07:31 |
| Sunset | 18:39 | 19:06 |
| Daylight | 11 h 24 min | 11 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 58,704 | 974,447 |
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San Rafael, CA and Austin, TX: common questions
How far ahead of San Rafael, CA, is Austin, TX?
Austin is 2 hours ahead of San Rafael: UTC−5 against UTC−7.
What time is it in Austin, TX, when it is 9:00 AM in San Rafael, CA?
When it is 9:00 AM in San Rafael, it is 11:00 AM in Austin.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Rafael, CA, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in San Rafael, clocks in Austin show 8:00 PM.
When do working hours in San Rafael, CA, and in Austin, TX, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in San Rafael, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Austin.
When is it already the next day in Austin, TX?
From 10:00 PM in San Rafael, 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 Rafael.
Does the time difference between San Rafael, CA, and Austin, TX, change?
No. The clocks in San Rafael and in Austin change on the same dates, so the difference stays 2 hours.
