Tainan to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 13 h behind Tainan. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Tainan 08:08 8:08 AM Austin, TX 19:08 7:08 PM You –:–
08:08 8:08 AM
Taipei Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:32
19:08 7:08 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:36 · 🌙 18:58
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−13 h
Austin, TX is 13 h behind Tainan.
When you, Tainan 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
🇹🇼 Tainan
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 | 🇹🇼 Tainan | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:08 | 19:08 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Taipei Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Tainan | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Taipei | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:58 | 07:36 |
| Sunset | 17:32 | 18:58 |
| Daylight | 11 h 34 min | 11 h 22 min |
| People on this clock | 1,886,033 | 974,447 |
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Tainan and Austin, TX: common questions
How far behind Tainan is Austin, TX?
Austin is 13 hours behind Tainan: UTC−5 against UTC+8.
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the start of the working day in Tainan?
The working day in Tainan starts at 9:00 AM; in Austin it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Tainan, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Tainan, clocks in Austin show 5:00 AM.
When do working hours in Tainan and in Austin, TX, overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Tainan (9:00 AM) is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Austin, and the start of the day in Austin is 10:00 PM in Tainan.
When does the date change in Austin, TX, compared with Tainan?
The new day starts in Austin later: until 1:00 PM in Tainan, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 AM in Austin, Tainan is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Tainan and Austin, TX, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Austin. From November 1, 2026, Austin will be 14 hours behind Tainan.
