Texas

United States

7:59:44am

07:59 on a 24-hour clock

Thursday, 12th November 2026

CST · UTC-6 America/Chicago Standard time ☀️ 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 forward 1 hour on Sunday, 14th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).

Texas is currently on CST, UTC-6.

Time zone	Now	Offset	Cities
America/Chicago CST	7:59 am	UTC-6	Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, Arlington
America/Denver MST	6:59 am	UTC-7	El Paso, Socorro, Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia, Horizon City

City	Local time	24h	Difference
Los Angeles PST	5:59 am	05:59	2 hours behind
Mexico City CST	7:59 am	07:59	the same time
New York City EST	8:59 am	08:59	1 hour ahead
Toronto EST	8:59 am	08:59	1 hour ahead
São Paulo UTC-3	10:59 am	10:59	3 hours ahead
London GMT	1:59 pm	13:59	6 hours ahead
Paris CET	2:59 pm	14:59	7 hours ahead
Berlin CET	2:59 pm	14:59	7 hours ahead
Johannesburg SAST	3:59 pm	15:59	8 hours ahead
Cairo EET	3:59 pm	15:59	8 hours ahead
Moscow MSK	4:59 pm	16:59	9 hours ahead
Dubai UTC+4	5:59 pm	17:59	10 hours ahead
Delhi IST	7:29 pm	19:29	11 hours 30 minutes ahead
Shanghai CST	9:59 pm	21:59	14 hours ahead
Tokyo JST	10:59 pm	22:59	15 hours ahead
Sydney AEDT	12:59 am Fri	00:59	17 hours ahead
Auckland NZDT	2:59 am Fri	02:59	19 hours ahead

What time is it in Texas right now?

It is 7:59 am (07:59) on Thursday, 12th November 2026 in Texas, currently CST (UTC-6). Texas is split across 2 time zones: see the breakdown below.

Does Texas observe daylight saving time?

Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 14th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 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 7:59 am; San Antonio 7:59 am; Dallas 7:59 am; Fort Worth 7:59 am; Austin 7:59 am.