Kaifeng to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 13 h behind Kaifeng. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Kaifeng 08:38 8:38 AM Austin, TX 19:38 7:38 PM You –:–
08:38 8:38 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 17:44
19:38 7:38 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:36 · 🌙 18:57
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−13 h
Austin, TX is 13 h behind Kaifeng.
When you, Kaifeng and Austin, TX are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇨🇳 Kaifeng
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 | 🇨🇳 Kaifeng | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:38 | 19:38 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Kaifeng | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:33 | 07:36 |
| Sunset | 17:44 | 18:57 |
| Daylight | 11 h 11 min | 11 h 21 min |
| People on this clock | 4,676,159 | 974,447 |
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Kaifeng and Austin, TX: common questions
How many hours behind Kaifeng is Austin, TX?
The clocks in Austin are 13 hours behind those in Kaifeng (UTC−5 and UTC+8).
If it is 9:00 AM in Kaifeng, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Kaifeng, clocks in Austin show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Austin, TX, when it is 6:00 PM in Kaifeng?
When it is 6:00 PM in Kaifeng, it is 5:00 AM in Austin.
When is a good time to call Austin, TX, from Kaifeng?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Kaifeng and in Austin do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Kaifeng it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Austin; when the working day starts in Austin, it is 10:00 PM in Kaifeng.
When is it still the previous day in Austin, TX?
Until 1:00 PM in Kaifeng 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 Kaifeng.
Is the time difference between Kaifeng 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 Kaifeng.
