Meeting time

Best time to meet: Austin and Istanbul

Austin is 9 hours behind Istanbul right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 8 AM in Austin, which is 5 PM in Istanbul — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 9:56 AMAustin · Central Standard TimeTue 6:56 PMIstanbul · Türkiye Standard Time

Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Austin time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

AustinIstanbul
6 AM3 PMIstanbul at work
7 AM4 PMIstanbul at work
8 AM5 PMEasiest time
9 AM6 PMAustin at work
10 AM7 PMAustin at work
11 AM8 PMAustin at work
12 PM9 PMAustin at work
1 PM10 PMAustin at work
2 PM11 PMAustin at work
3 PM12 AM next dayAustin at work
4 PM1 AM next dayAustin at work
5 PM2 AM next dayBoth off
6 PM3 AM next dayBoth off
7 PM4 AM next dayBoth off
8 PM5 AM next dayBoth off
9 PM6 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM7 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesAustin isBoth at work (Austin time)Easiest (Austin / Istanbul)
Now to March 14, 20279 hours behindNone8 AM / 5 PM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Austin go forward
8 hours behindNone8:30 AM / 4:30 PM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Austin go back
9 hours behindNone8 AM / 5 PM

Austin keeps the same clock as Chicago.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Istanbul when it is 9 AM in Austin?
6 PM in Istanbul, while Austin is 9 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Austin and Istanbul?
8 AM in Austin, which is 5 PM in Istanbul. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Austin and Istanbul change during the year?
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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