Austin, TX to Beijing (Pekin): time difference
Beijing (Pekin) is 13 h ahead of Austin, TX. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Austin, TX 22:10 10:10 PM Beijing (Pekin) 11:10 11:10 AM You –:–
22:10 10:10 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
11:10 11:10 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 17:45
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+13 h
Beijing (Pekin) is 13 h ahead of Austin, TX.
When you, Austin, TX and Beijing (Pekin) are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇸 Austin, TX
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇨🇳 Beijing (Pekin)
13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX | 🇨🇳 Beijing (Pekin) |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:10 | 11:10 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Austin, TX | — | +13 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:30 | 06:20 |
| Sunset | 19:08 | 17:45 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 11 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 974,447 | 21,893,095 |
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Austin, TX and Beijing (Pekin): common questions
How far ahead of Austin, TX, is Beijing (Pekin)?
Beijing is 13 hours ahead of Austin: UTC+8 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Beijing (Pekin) at the start of the working day in Austin, TX?
The working day in Austin starts at 9:00 AM; in Beijing it is 10:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Austin, TX, what time is it in Beijing (Pekin)?
At 6:00 PM in Austin, clocks in Beijing show 7:00 AM (the next day).
When is a good time to call Beijing (Pekin) from Austin, TX?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Austin and in Beijing do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Austin it is 10:00 PM in Beijing; when the working day starts in Beijing, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Austin.
When does the date change in Beijing (Pekin) compared with Austin, TX?
The new day starts in Beijing earlier: at 11:00 AM in Austin it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 PM in Beijing, Austin is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Austin, TX, and Beijing (Pekin) the same all year?
No. Only Austin switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Beijing will be 14 hours ahead of Austin.
