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Texas Time Zone
The Eastern areas of most of Texas come in the Central Time Zone in the United States. Its Central Standard Time (CST) is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-6). Also, a tiny region of the Western part of Texas that comes in the Mountain Time Zone (MST) in the U.S. MST is 7 hours behind GMT-7.
Time Zones Currently Being Used in Texas
Offset Time Zone Abbreviation & Name Example City Current Time UTC -6 MDT Mountain Daylight Time El Paso Tue, 08:45:14 UTC -5 CDT Central Daylight Time Houston Tue, 09:45:14 Generalized Time Zones in Texas
Time Zone Abbreviation & Name Offset Current Time MT Mountain Time UTC -7:00 / -6:00 Tue, 08:45:14 CT Central Time UTC -6:00 / -5:00 Tue, 09:45:14 This time zone differs when daylight saving starts.
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Day Light Savings Time
It is observed in Texas, where the clock moves an hour forward, which results in an approximate difference of 5 hours and 6 hours behind GMT for the Eastern and Western part of Texas. But, after the summer, it goes back to normal as it shifts back to 1 hour.
This year it started on 08 March at 02:00 local time, and the clock goes forward by one hour. It will end on 01 November 02:00 local time, here the clock go backs one hour.
Day Light Savings Time 2020
Standard Time DST Time zones: Central Standard Time
GMT -6Central Daylight Time
GMT -5Time change date: 08 March 2020
+1 hour forward01 November 2020
-1 hour backFor Houston, San Antonio, Dallas and Austin
Standard Time DST Time zones: Mountain Standard Time
GMT -7Mountain Daylight Time
GMT -6Time change date: 08 March 2020
+1 hour forward01 November 2020
-1 hour backFor El Paso, Socorro, San Elizario and Fabens
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Sunrise and Sunset time
Sunrise in Texas at 7.20 a.m and sunsets at 7.27 p.m. Texas’s day length is 12h 7m, and the current time in Texas is 83 minutes before likely solar time.
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Time Difference from big World cities
Cities Difference Los Angeles –2hours Mexico City No difference New York +1 hour Sao Paulo +2 hours London +6 Hours Mumbai +10 hours Berlin, Frankfurt, Paris, Madrid, Rome +7 hours Hong Kong +13 hours Tokyo +14 hours Sydney +15 hours Dubai +9 hours Singapore +13 hours Shanghai +13 hours Toronto +1 hour -
Texas on the map
It is in the United States and has a latitude of 32.25 and a longitude of 99.25. Its overall population is 47,618 people, an elevation of 560m. Its height above sea level is 3m.
