🇦🇺 Townsville, Australia
13
- Australian Eastern Standard Time
- UTC+10
- Night
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 18:15 · 12 h 34 min
Townsville to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 15 h behind Townsville. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Townsville 03:26 3:26 AM Austin, TX 12:26 12:26 PM You –:–
03:26 3:26 AM
Australian Eastern Standard Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 18:15
12:26 12:26 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:59
·
−15 h
Austin, TX is 15 h behind Townsville.
When you, Townsville 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
🇦🇺 Townsville
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
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 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Townsville | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:26 | 12:26 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+10 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Townsville | — | −15 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Brisbane | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 07:35 |
| Sunset | 18:15 | 18:59 |
| Daylight | 12 h 34 min | 11 h 24 min |
| People on this clock | 173,724 | 974,447 |
Compare Townsville with another city
More comparisons with Townsville: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Nearby time zones
Townsville and Austin, TX: common questions
What is the time difference between Townsville and Austin, TX?
Austin is 15 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Townsville is on UTC+10.
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the start of the working day in Townsville?
The working day in Townsville starts at 9:00 AM; in Austin it is 6:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Townsville, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Townsville, clocks in Austin show 3:00 AM.
When do working hours in Townsville and in Austin, TX, overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Townsville (9:00 AM) is 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Austin, and the start of the day in Austin is 12:00 AM (the next day) in Townsville.
When does the date change in Austin, TX, compared with Townsville?
The new day starts in Austin later: until 3:00 PM in Townsville, it is still the previous day there. From 9:00 AM in Austin, Townsville is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Townsville and Austin, TX, the same all year?
No. Only Austin switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Austin will be 16 hours behind Townsville.
