Karamay to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 13 h behind Karamay. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Karamay 15:07 3:07 PM Austin, TX 02:07 2:07 AM You –:–
15:07 3:07 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 08:41 · 🌙 19:32
02:07 2:07 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:36 · 🌙 18:58
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−13 h
Austin, TX is 13 h behind Karamay.
When you, Karamay and Austin, TX are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇨🇳 Karamay
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 | 🇨🇳 Karamay | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:07 | 02:07 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Karamay | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 08:41 | 07:36 |
| Sunset | 19:32 | 18:58 |
| Daylight | 10 h 51 min | 11 h 22 min |
| People on this clock | 490,348 | 974,447 |
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Karamay and Austin, TX: common questions
What is the time difference between Karamay and Austin, TX?
Austin is 13 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Karamay is on UTC+8.
What time is it in Austin, TX, when it is 9:00 AM in Karamay?
When it is 9:00 AM in Karamay, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Austin.
If it is 6:00 PM in Karamay, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Karamay, clocks in Austin show 5:00 AM.
When do working hours in Karamay and in Austin, TX, overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Karamay (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 Karamay.
When does the date change in Austin, TX, compared with Karamay?
The new day starts in Austin later: until 1:00 PM in Karamay, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 AM in Austin, Karamay is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Karamay 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 Karamay.
