Stanford, CA to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 2 h ahead of Stanford, CA. 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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Stanford, CA 01:43 1:43 AM Austin, TX 03:43 3:43 AM You –:–
01:43 1:43 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:24
03:43 3:43 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:38 · 🌙 18:54
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+2 h
Austin, TX is 2 h ahead of Stanford, CA.
When you, Stanford, 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
🇺🇸 Stanford, 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 | 🇺🇸 Stanford, CA | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:43 | 03:43 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Stanford, 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 | 07:24 | 07:38 |
| Sunset | 18:24 | 18:54 |
| Daylight | 10 h 59 min | 11 h 15 min |
| People on this clock | 13,809 | 974,447 |
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Stanford, CA and Austin, TX: common questions
How far ahead of Stanford, CA, is Austin, TX?
Austin is 2 hours ahead of Stanford: UTC−5 against UTC−7.
If it is 9:00 AM in Stanford, CA, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Stanford, clocks in Austin show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the end of the working day in Stanford, CA?
The working day in Stanford ends at 6:00 PM; in Austin it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Stanford, CA, and Austin, TX, are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Stanford (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Austin), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Stanford, CA, is it tomorrow in Austin, TX?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Stanford, the date in Austin has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Austin, it is still the previous day in Stanford.
Does the time gap between Stanford, CA, and Austin, TX, change during the year?
No – both places switch to and from summer time on the same dates, so the gap stays 2 hours.
