Texas

United States

12:21:25pm

12:21 on a 24-hour clock

Sunday, 27th September 2026

CDT · UTC-5 America/Chicago Daylight saving in effect ☀️ Daytime

The thing about Texas

Almost all of Texas is Central Time. El Paso and Hudspeth County in the far west are Mountain Time, one hour behind Dallas.

Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).

Texas is currently on CDT, UTC-5.

Time zone	Now	Offset	Cities
America/Chicago CDT	12:21 pm	UTC-5	Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, Arlington
America/Denver MDT	11:21 am	UTC-6	El Paso, Socorro, Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia, Horizon City

City	Local time	24h	Difference
Los Angeles PDT	10:21 am	10:21	2 hours behind
Mexico City CST	11:21 am	11:21	1 hour behind
New York City EDT	1:21 pm	13:21	1 hour ahead
Toronto EDT	1:21 pm	13:21	1 hour ahead
São Paulo UTC-3	2:21 pm	14:21	2 hours ahead
London BST	6:21 pm	18:21	6 hours ahead
Paris CEST	7:21 pm	19:21	7 hours ahead
Berlin CEST	7:21 pm	19:21	7 hours ahead
Johannesburg SAST	7:21 pm	19:21	7 hours ahead
Moscow MSK	8:21 pm	20:21	8 hours ahead
Cairo EEST	8:21 pm	20:21	8 hours ahead
Dubai UTC+4	9:21 pm	21:21	9 hours ahead
Delhi IST	10:51 pm	22:51	10 hours 30 minutes ahead
Shanghai CST	1:21 am Mon	01:21	13 hours ahead
Tokyo JST	2:21 am Mon	02:21	14 hours ahead
Sydney AEST	3:21 am Mon	03:21	15 hours ahead
Auckland NZDT	6:21 am Mon	06:21	18 hours ahead

What time is it in Texas right now?

It is 12:21 pm (12:21) on Sunday, 27th September 2026 in Texas, currently CDT (UTC-5). Texas is split across 2 time zones: see the breakdown below.

Does Texas observe daylight saving time?

Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).

What time zone is Texas in?

Texas uses America/Chicago, America/Denver. Most of the state is on the first of those.

What time is it in the largest cities in Texas?

Right now: Houston 12:21 pm; San Antonio 12:21 pm; Dallas 12:21 pm; Fort Worth 12:21 pm; Austin 12:21 pm.