Taiyuan to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 13 h behind Taiyuan. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Taiyuan 19:05 7:05 PM Austin, TX 06:05 6:05 AM You –:–
19:05 7:05 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:41 · 🌙 17:50
06:05 6:05 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:36 · 🌙 18:58
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−13 h
Austin, TX is 13 h behind Taiyuan.
When you, Taiyuan 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
🇨🇳 Taiyuan
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 | 🇨🇳 Taiyuan | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:05 | 06:05 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Taiyuan | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:41 | 07:36 |
| Sunset | 17:50 | 18:58 |
| Daylight | 11 h 9 min | 11 h 22 min |
| People on this clock | 3,525,300 | 974,447 |
Compare Taiyuan with another city
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Taiyuan and Austin, TX: common questions
What is the time difference between Taiyuan and Austin, TX?
Austin is 13 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Taiyuan is on UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Taiyuan, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Taiyuan, clocks in Austin show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the end of the working day in Taiyuan?
The working day in Taiyuan ends at 6:00 PM; in Austin it is 5:00 AM at that moment.
When do working hours in Taiyuan and in Austin, TX, overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Taiyuan (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 Taiyuan.
Until what time in Taiyuan is it still yesterday in Austin, TX?
Before 1:00 PM in Taiyuan, the date in Austin has not changed yet. From 11:00 AM in Austin, it is already the next day in Taiyuan.
Is the time difference between Taiyuan 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 Taiyuan.
