Sendai to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 14 h behind Sendai. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Sendai 03:27 3:27 AM Austin, TX 13:27 1:27 PM You –:–
03:27 3:27 AM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:51 · 🌙 16:53
13:27 1:27 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:56
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−14 h
Austin, TX is 14 h behind Sendai.
When you, Sendai and Austin, TX are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇯🇵 Sendai
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 | 🇯🇵 Sendai | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:27 | 13:27 |
| 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 Sendai | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:51 | 07:37 |
| Sunset | 16:53 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 11 h 1 min | 11 h 19 min |
| People on this clock | 1,082,159 | 974,447 |
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Sendai and Austin, TX: common questions
How many hours behind Sendai is Austin, TX?
The clocks in Austin are 14 hours behind those in Sendai (UTC−5 and UTC+9).
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the start of the working day in Sendai?
The working day in Sendai starts at 9:00 AM; in Austin it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sendai, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Sendai, clocks in Austin show 4:00 AM.
Is there a time when both Sendai and Austin, TX, are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Sendai at 9:00 AM, it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Austin; the day in Austin starts at 11:00 PM in Sendai time.
When is it still the previous day in Austin, TX?
Until 2:00 PM in Sendai 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 Sendai.
Is the time difference between Sendai 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 15 hours behind Sendai.
