Tonghua to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 13 h behind Tonghua. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Tonghua 17:56 5:56 PM Austin, TX 04:56 4:56 AM You –:–
17:56 5:56 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 16:50
04:56 4:56 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:56
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−13 h
Austin, TX is 13 h behind Tonghua.
When you, Tonghua 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
🇨🇳 Tonghua
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 | 🇨🇳 Tonghua | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:56 | 04:56 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Tonghua | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:54 | 07:37 |
| Sunset | 16:50 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 10 h 56 min | 11 h 19 min |
| People on this clock | 446,917 | 974,447 |
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Tonghua and Austin, TX: common questions
What is the time difference between Tonghua and Austin, TX?
Austin is 13 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Tonghua is on UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Tonghua, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Tonghua, clocks in Austin show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Austin, TX, when it is 6:00 PM in Tonghua?
When it is 6:00 PM in Tonghua, it is 5:00 AM in Austin.
When do working hours in Tonghua and in Austin, TX, overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Tonghua (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 Tonghua.
Until what time in Tonghua is it still yesterday in Austin, TX?
Before 1:00 PM in Tonghua, the date in Austin has not changed yet. From 11:00 AM in Austin, it is already the next day in Tonghua.
Does the time difference between Tonghua and Austin, TX, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Austin. From November 1, 2026, Austin will be 14 hours behind Tonghua.
