Texas
United States
7:15:23pm
19:15 on a 24-hour clock
Wednesday, 12th August 2026
CDT · UTC-5
America/Chicago
Daylight saving in effect
☀️ Daytime
- UTC offset
- UTC-5
- Time zone
- America/ChicagoCDT
- Sunrise
- 11:47 am
- Sunset
- 1:05 am
- Daylight
- 13 hours 17 minutes90 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 80 days
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.
Daylight saving in Texas
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.
Texas is split across 2 time zones
| Time zone | Now | Offset | Cities |
|---|---|---|---|
| America/Chicago CDT | 7:15 pm | UTC-5 | Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, Arlington |
| America/Denver MDT | 6:15 pm | UTC-6 | El Paso, Socorro, Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia, Horizon City |
Time difference to major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:15 pm | 17:15 | 2 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 6:15 pm | 18:15 | 1 hour behind |
| New York City EDT | 8:15 pm | 20:15 | 1 hour ahead |
| Toronto EDT | 8:15 pm | 20:15 | 1 hour ahead |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:15 pm | 21:15 | 2 hours ahead |
| London BST | 1:15 am Thu | 01:15 | 6 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 2:15 am Thu | 02:15 | 7 hours ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 2:15 am Thu | 02:15 | 7 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 2:15 am Thu | 02:15 | 7 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 3:15 am Thu | 03:15 | 8 hours ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 3:15 am Thu | 03:15 | 8 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 4:15 am Thu | 04:15 | 9 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 5:45 am Thu | 05:45 | 10 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 8:15 am Thu | 08:15 | 13 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 9:15 am Thu | 09:15 | 14 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 10:15 am Thu | 10:15 | 15 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 12:15 pm Thu | 12:15 | 17 hours ahead |
Cities in Texas
Houston
America/Chicago
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San Antonio
America/Chicago
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Dallas
America/Chicago
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Fort Worth
America/Chicago
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Austin
America/Chicago
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El Paso
America/Denver
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Arlington
America/Chicago
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Corpus Christi
America/Chicago
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Plano
America/Chicago
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Laredo
America/Chicago
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Lubbock
America/Chicago
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Garland
America/Chicago
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Irving
America/Chicago
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Cypress
America/Chicago
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Amarillo
America/Chicago
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Grand Prairie
America/Chicago
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Brownsville
America/Chicago
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McKinney
America/Chicago
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Frisco
America/Chicago
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Pasadena
America/Chicago
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Mesquite
America/Chicago
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Killeen
America/Chicago
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McAllen
America/Chicago
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Carrollton
America/Chicago
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Related
Questions people ask
What time is it in Texas right now?
It is 7:15 pm (19:15) on Wednesday, 12th August 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 7:15 pm; San Antonio 7:15 pm; Dallas 7:15 pm; Fort Worth 7:15 pm; Austin 7:15 pm.