Herat to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 9 h 30 min behind Herat. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Herat 17:38 5:38 PM Austin, TX 08:08 8:08 AM You –:–
17:38 5:38 PM
Afghanistan Time · UTC+4:30
☀️ 06:29 · 🌙 17:45
08:08 8:08 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:36 · 🌙 18:58
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−9 h 30 min
Austin, TX is 9 h 30 min behind Herat.
When you, Herat and Austin, TX are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇦🇫 Herat
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
14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇫 Herat | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:38 | 08:08 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Afghanistan Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+4:30 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Herat | — | −9 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kabul | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:29 | 07:36 |
| Sunset | 17:45 | 18:58 |
| Daylight | 11 h 16 min | 11 h 22 min |
| People on this clock | 349,000 | 974,447 |
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Herat and Austin, TX: common questions
How far behind Herat is Austin, TX?
Austin is 9 hours and 30 minutes behind Herat: UTC−5 against UTC+4:30.
What time is it in Austin, TX, when it is 9:00 AM in Herat?
When it is 9:00 AM in Herat, it is 11:30 PM (the previous day) in Austin.
If it is 6:00 PM in Herat, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Herat, clocks in Austin show 8:30 AM.
When is a good time to call Austin, TX, from Herat?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Herat and in Austin do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Herat it is 11:30 PM (the previous day) in Austin; when the working day starts in Austin, it is 6:30 PM in Herat.
Until what time in Herat is it still yesterday in Austin, TX?
Before 9:30 AM in Herat, the date in Austin has not changed yet. From 2:30 PM in Austin, it is already the next day in Herat.
Does the time difference between Herat and Austin, TX, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Austin. From November 1, 2026, Austin will be 10 hours and 30 minutes behind Herat.
