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 10:35 10:35 AM Austin, TX 09:35 9:35 AM You –:–
10:35 10:35 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:13 · 🌙 17:37
09:35 9:35 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:50 · 🌙 17:41
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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 | 10:35 | 09:35 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Santa Cruz | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Jamaica | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-5, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:13 | 06:50 |
| Sunset | 17:37 | 17:41 |
| Daylight | 11 h 24 min | 10 h 51 min |
| People on this clock | 8,217 | 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−6 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, clocks in Austin show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the end of the working day in Santa Cruz?
The working day in Santa Cruz ends at 6:00 PM; in Austin it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
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.
When does the date change in Austin, TX, compared with Santa Cruz?
The new day starts in Austin later: until 1:00 AM in Santa Cruz, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Austin, Santa Cruz is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Santa Cruz and Austin, TX, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Austin. From March 14, 2027, Austin and Santa Cruz will have the same time.
