Jaffna to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 10 h 30 min behind Jaffna. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Jaffna 07:26 7:26 AM Austin, TX 20:56 8:56 PM You –:–
07:26 7:26 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 17:57
20:56 8:56 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
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−10 h 30 min
Austin, TX is 10 h 30 min behind Jaffna.
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🇱🇰 Jaffna
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🇺🇸 Austin, TX
13:30 1:30 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇱🇰 Jaffna | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:26 | 20:56 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Jaffna | — | −10 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Colombo | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:59 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 17:57 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 600,000 | 974,447 |
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Jaffna and Austin, TX: common questions
What is the time difference between Jaffna and Austin, TX?
Austin is 10 hours and 30 minutes behind: it uses UTC−5, while Jaffna is on UTC+5:30.
If it is 9:00 AM in Jaffna, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Jaffna, clocks in Austin show 10:30 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Jaffna, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Jaffna, clocks in Austin show 7:30 AM.
When is a good time to call Austin, TX, from Jaffna?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Jaffna and in Austin do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Jaffna it is 10:30 PM (the previous day) in Austin; when the working day starts in Austin, it is 7:30 PM in Jaffna.
When is it still the previous day in Austin, TX?
Until 10:30 AM in Jaffna it is still the previous day in Austin. The other way round, from 1:30 PM in Austin it is already the next day in Jaffna.
Is the time difference between Jaffna 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 11 hours and 30 minutes behind Jaffna.
