Hefei to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 13 h behind Hefei. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Hefei 03:27 3:27 AM Austin, TX 14:27 2:27 PM You –:–
03:27 3:27 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:17 · 🌙 17:36
14:27 2:27 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:36 · 🌙 18:58
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−13 h
Austin, TX is 13 h behind Hefei.
When you, Hefei 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
🇨🇳 Hefei
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 | 🇨🇳 Hefei | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:27 | 14:27 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Hefei | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:17 | 07:36 |
| Sunset | 17:36 | 18:58 |
| Daylight | 11 h 19 min | 11 h 22 min |
| People on this clock | 9,369,881 | 974,447 |
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Hefei and Austin, TX: common questions
How far behind Hefei is Austin, TX?
Austin is 13 hours behind Hefei: UTC−5 against UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Hefei, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Hefei, clocks in Austin show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Hefei, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Hefei, clocks in Austin show 5:00 AM.
When do working hours in Hefei and in Austin, TX, overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Hefei (9:00 AM) is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Austin, and the start of the day in Austin is 10:00 PM in Hefei.
When is it still the previous day in Austin, TX?
Until 1:00 PM in Hefei it is still the previous day in Austin. The other way round, from 11:00 AM in Austin it is already the next day in Hefei.
Is the time difference between Hefei and Austin, TX, the same all year?
No. Only Austin switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Austin will be 14 hours behind Hefei.
