Qatar to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 8 h behind Qatar. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Qatar 04:30 4:30 AM Austin, TX 20:30 8:30 PM You –:–
04:30 4:30 AM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:30 · 🌙 17:13
20:30 8:30 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
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−8 h
Austin, TX is 8 h behind Qatar.
When you, Qatar 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
🇶🇦 Qatar
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
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 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:30 | 20:30 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Arabian Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Qatar | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Qatar | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:30 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 17:13 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 43 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 2,639,211 | 974,447 |
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Qatar and Austin, TX: common questions
How far behind Qatar is Austin, TX?
Austin is 8 hours behind Qatar: UTC−5 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the start of the working day in Qatar?
The working day in Qatar starts at 9:00 AM; in Austin it is 1:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Qatar, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Qatar, clocks in Austin show 10:00 AM.
When do working hours in Qatar and in Austin, TX, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Qatar, which is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Austin.
When is it still the previous day in Austin, TX?
Until 8:00 AM in Qatar it is still the previous day in Austin. The other way round, from 4:00 PM in Austin it is already the next day in Qatar.
Is the time difference between Qatar 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 9 hours behind Qatar.
