Lae to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 15 h behind Lae. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Lae 16:21 4:21 PM Austin, TX 01:21 1:21 AM You –:–
16:21 4:21 PM
Papua New Guinea Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:06
01:21 1:21 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
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−15 h
Austin, TX is 15 h behind Lae.
When you, Lae 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
🇵🇬 Lae
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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇬 Lae | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:21 | 01:21 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Papua New Guinea Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+10 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Lae | — | −15 h |
| IANA zone | Pacific/Port Moresby | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:53 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 18:06 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 12 h 13 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 250,948 | 974,447 |
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Lae and Austin, TX: common questions
How far behind Lae is Austin, TX?
Austin is 15 hours behind Lae: UTC−5 against UTC+10.
If it is 9:00 AM in Lae, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Lae, clocks in Austin show 6:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Lae, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Lae, clocks in Austin show 3:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Austin, TX, from Lae?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Lae and in Austin do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Lae it is 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Austin; when the working day starts in Austin, it is 12:00 AM (the next day) in Lae.
Until what time in Lae is it still yesterday in Austin, TX?
Before 3:00 PM in Lae, the date in Austin has not changed yet. From 9:00 AM in Austin, it is already the next day in Lae.
Does the time gap between Lae and Austin, TX, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Austin but not in Lae. From November 1, 2026, Austin will be 16 hours behind Lae.
