Tianjin to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 13 h behind Tianjin. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Tianjin 08:57 8:57 AM Austin, TX 19:57 7:57 PM You –:–
08:57 8:57 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:16 · 🌙 17:42
19:57 7:57 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
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−13 h
Austin, TX is 13 h behind Tianjin.
When you, Tianjin 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
🇨🇳 Tianjin
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 | 🇨🇳 Tianjin | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:57 | 19:57 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Tianjin | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:16 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 17:42 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 26 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 13,866,009 | 974,447 |
Compare Tianjin with another city
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Tianjin and Austin, TX: common questions
How many hours behind Tianjin is Austin, TX?
The clocks in Austin are 13 hours behind those in Tianjin (UTC−5 and UTC+8).
What time is it in Austin, TX, when it is 9:00 AM in Tianjin?
When it is 9:00 AM in Tianjin, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Austin.
If it is 6:00 PM in Tianjin, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Tianjin, clocks in Austin show 5:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Austin, TX, from Tianjin?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Tianjin and in Austin do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Tianjin it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Austin; when the working day starts in Austin, it is 10:00 PM in Tianjin.
Until what time in Tianjin is it still yesterday in Austin, TX?
Before 1:00 PM in Tianjin, the date in Austin has not changed yet. From 11:00 AM in Austin, it is already the next day in Tianjin.
Does the time gap between Tianjin and Austin, TX, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Austin but not in Tianjin. From November 1, 2026, Austin will be 14 hours behind Tianjin.
