United States
Time now in Austin
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:25Sunset 08:03Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
—
Sunrise
06:25
Sunset
08:03
Day length
13h 38m
Coordinates
43.67, -92.97
Time difference from Austin
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Austin right now.
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About the time in Austin
Austin is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −5 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Austin runs on America/Chicago, which puts the city UTC −5 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Austin sits at latitude 43.67, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 38m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Austin
- What are normal business hours in Austin in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Austin runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- Does Austin change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- When do the sun rise and set in Austin today?
- Sunrise is at 06:25 and sunset at 08:03, giving 13h 38m of daylight.
- What time is it in Austin right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Austin, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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