Tucson, AZ to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 2 h ahead of Tucson, AZ. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Tucson, AZ 19:42 7:42 PM Austin, TX 21:42 9:42 PM You –:–
19:42 7:42 PM
Mountain Standard Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:24 · 🌙 18:00
21:42 9:42 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
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+2 h
Austin, TX is 2 h ahead of Tucson, AZ.
When you, Tucson, AZ 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
🇺🇸 Tucson, AZ
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 | 🇺🇸 Tucson, AZ | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:42 | 21:42 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Mountain Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Tucson, AZ | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Phoenix | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:24 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 18:00 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 520,116 | 974,447 |
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Tucson, AZ and Austin, TX: common questions
What is the time difference between Tucson, AZ, and Austin, TX?
Austin is 2 hours ahead: it uses UTC−5, while Tucson is on UTC−7.
If it is 9:00 AM in Tucson, AZ, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Tucson, clocks in Austin show 11:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Tucson, AZ, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Tucson, clocks in Austin show 8:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Austin, TX, from Tucson, AZ?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Tucson – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Austin – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Tucson, AZ, is it tomorrow in Austin, TX?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Tucson, the date in Austin has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Austin, it is still the previous day in Tucson.
Is the time difference between Tucson, AZ, 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 1 hour ahead of Tucson.
