Sapporo to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 14 h behind Sapporo. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Sapporo 05:43 5:43 AM Austin, TX 15:43 3:43 PM You –:–
05:43 5:43 AM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:55 · 🌙 16:45
15:43 3:43 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:56
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−14 h
Austin, TX is 14 h behind Sapporo.
When you, Sapporo 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
🇯🇵 Sapporo
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
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 9 9 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇯🇵 Sapporo | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:43 | 15:43 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Sapporo | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:55 | 07:37 |
| Sunset | 16:45 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 10 h 50 min | 11 h 19 min |
| People on this clock | 1,973,395 | 974,447 |
Compare Sapporo with another city
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Sapporo and Austin, TX: common questions
How many hours behind Sapporo is Austin, TX?
The clocks in Austin are 14 hours behind those in Sapporo (UTC−5 and UTC+9).
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the start of the working day in Sapporo?
The working day in Sapporo starts at 9:00 AM; in Austin it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the end of the working day in Sapporo?
The working day in Sapporo ends at 6:00 PM; in Austin it is 4:00 AM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Austin, TX, from Sapporo?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Sapporo and in Austin do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Sapporo it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Austin; when the working day starts in Austin, it is 11:00 PM in Sapporo.
When is it still the previous day in Austin, TX?
Until 2:00 PM in Sapporo it is still the previous day in Austin. The other way round, from 10:00 AM in Austin it is already the next day in Sapporo.
Does the time gap between Sapporo and Austin, TX, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Austin but not in Sapporo. From November 1, 2026, Austin will be 15 hours behind Sapporo.
