Kaesong to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 14 h behind Kaesong. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Kaesong 15:43 3:43 PM Austin, TX 01:43 1:43 AM You –:–
15:43 3:43 PM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:40 · 🌙 18:01
01:43 1:43 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:32 · 🌙 19:03
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−14 h
Austin, TX is 14 h behind Kaesong.
When you, Kaesong 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
🇰🇵 Kaesong
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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇰🇵 Kaesong | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:43 | 01:43 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 |
| Time zone | Korean Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Kaesong | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Pyongyang | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:40 | 07:32 |
| Sunset | 18:01 | 19:03 |
| Daylight | 11 h 21 min | 11 h 31 min |
| People on this clock | 308,000 | 974,447 |
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Kaesong and Austin, TX: common questions
How far behind Kaesong is Austin, TX?
Austin is 14 hours behind Kaesong: UTC−5 against UTC+9.
If it is 9:00 AM in Kaesong, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Kaesong, clocks in Austin show 7:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the end of the working day in Kaesong?
The working day in Kaesong ends at 6:00 PM; in Austin it is 4:00 AM at that moment.
When do working hours in Kaesong and in Austin, TX, overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Kaesong (9:00 AM) is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Austin, and the start of the day in Austin is 11:00 PM in Kaesong.
When is it still the previous day in Austin, TX?
Until 2:00 PM in Kaesong it is still the previous day in Austin. The other way round, from 10:00 AM in Austin it is already the next day in Kaesong.
Does the time difference between Kaesong and Austin, TX, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Austin. From November 1, 2026, Austin will be 15 hours behind Kaesong.
