Santa Cruz to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 1 h behind Santa Cruz. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Santa Cruz 21:02 9:02 PM Austin, TX 20:02 8:02 PM You –:–
21:02 9:02 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 18:21
20:02 8:02 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:36 · 🌙 18:58
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−1 h
Austin, TX is 1 h behind Santa Cruz.
When you, Santa Cruz 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
🇦🇼 Santa Cruz
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
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇼 Santa Cruz | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:02 | 20:02 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Atlantic Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Santa Cruz | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Aruba | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:31 | 07:36 |
| Sunset | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| Daylight | 11 h 50 min | 11 h 22 min |
| People on this clock | 15,236 | 974,447 |
Compare Santa Cruz with another city
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Santa Cruz and Austin, TX: common questions
How many hours behind Santa Cruz is Austin, TX?
The clocks in Austin are 1 hour behind those in Santa Cruz (UTC−5 and UTC−4).
What time is it in Austin, TX, when it is 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz?
When it is 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, it is 8:00 AM in Austin.
If it is 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz, clocks in Austin show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Santa Cruz and in Austin, TX, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Austin.
Until what time in Santa Cruz is it still yesterday in Austin, TX?
Before 1:00 AM in Santa Cruz, the date in Austin has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Austin, it is already the next day in Santa Cruz.
Does the time gap between Santa Cruz and Austin, TX, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Austin but not in Santa Cruz. From November 1, 2026, Austin will be 2 hours behind Santa Cruz.
