Benxi to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 13 h behind Benxi. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Benxi 17:06 5:06 PM Austin, TX 04:06 4:06 AM You –:–
17:06 5:06 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 16:59
04:06 4:06 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:56
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−13 h
Austin, TX is 13 h behind Benxi.
When you, Benxi and Austin, TX are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇳 Benxi
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
🇺🇸 Austin, TX
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Benxi | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:06 | 04:06 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Benxi | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:02 | 07:37 |
| Sunset | 16:59 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 10 h 57 min | 11 h 19 min |
| People on this clock | 809,655 | 974,447 |
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Benxi and Austin, TX: common questions
What is the time difference between Benxi and Austin, TX?
Austin is 13 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Benxi is on UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Benxi, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Benxi, clocks in Austin show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Benxi, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Benxi, clocks in Austin show 5:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Austin, TX, from Benxi?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Benxi and in Austin do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Benxi it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Austin; when the working day starts in Austin, it is 10:00 PM in Benxi.
When does the date change in Austin, TX, compared with Benxi?
The new day starts in Austin later: until 1:00 PM in Benxi, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 AM in Austin, Benxi is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Benxi and Austin, TX, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Austin. From November 1, 2026, Austin will be 14 hours behind Benxi.
