Tokyo to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 14 h behind Tokyo. 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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Tokyo 12:48 12:48 PM Austin, TX 22:48 10:48 PM You –:–
12:48 12:48 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 17:14
22:48 10:48 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
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−14 h
Austin, TX is 14 h behind Tokyo.
When you, Tokyo 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
🇯🇵 Tokyo
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 | 🇯🇵 Tokyo | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:48 | 22:48 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Tokyo | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:43 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 17:14 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 31 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 13,613,660 | 974,447 |
Compare Tokyo with another city
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Tokyo and Austin, TX: common questions
What is the time difference between Tokyo and Austin, TX?
Austin is 14 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Tokyo is on UTC+9.
If it is 9:00 AM in Tokyo, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Tokyo, clocks in Austin show 7:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Austin, TX, when it is 6:00 PM in Tokyo?
When it is 6:00 PM in Tokyo, it is 4:00 AM in Austin.
When is a good time to call Austin, TX, from Tokyo?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Tokyo and in Austin do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Tokyo it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Austin; when the working day starts in Austin, it is 11:00 PM in Tokyo.
When is it still the previous day in Austin, TX?
Until 2:00 PM in Tokyo 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 Tokyo.
Does the time difference between Tokyo and Austin, TX, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Austin. From November 1, 2026, Austin will be 15 hours behind Tokyo.
