Lanzhou to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 13 h behind Lanzhou. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Lanzhou 14:22 2:22 PM Austin, TX 01:22 1:22 AM You –:–
14:22 2:22 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 07:16 · 🌙 18:24
01:22 1:22 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:36 · 🌙 18:57
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−13 h
Austin, TX is 13 h behind Lanzhou.
When you, Lanzhou and Austin, TX are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇨🇳 Lanzhou
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 | 🇨🇳 Lanzhou | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:22 | 01:22 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Lanzhou | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:16 | 07:36 |
| Sunset | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| Daylight | 11 h 8 min | 11 h 21 min |
| People on this clock | 3,688,400 | 974,447 |
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Lanzhou and Austin, TX: common questions
What is the time difference between Lanzhou and Austin, TX?
Austin is 13 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Lanzhou is on UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Lanzhou, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Lanzhou, clocks in Austin show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Austin, TX, when it is 6:00 PM in Lanzhou?
When it is 6:00 PM in Lanzhou, it is 5:00 AM in Austin.
When is a good time to call Austin, TX, from Lanzhou?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Lanzhou and in Austin do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Lanzhou it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Austin; when the working day starts in Austin, it is 10:00 PM in Lanzhou.
When is it still the previous day in Austin, TX?
Until 1:00 PM in Lanzhou 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 Lanzhou.
Is the time difference between Lanzhou 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 Lanzhou.
