Meeting time

Best time to meet: Austin and Kuala Lumpur

Austin is 14 hours behind Kuala Lumpur right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 5:30 PM in Austin, which is 7:30 AM in Kuala Lumpur — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 9:58 AMAustin · Central Standard TimeTue 11:58 PMKuala Lumpur · Malaysia 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.

AustinKuala Lumpur
6 AM8 PMBoth off
7 AM9 PMBoth off
8 AM10 PMBoth off
9 AM11 PMAustin at work
10 AM12 AM next dayAustin at work
11 AM1 AM next dayAustin at work
12 PM2 AM next dayAustin at work
1 PM3 AM next dayAustin at work
2 PM4 AM next dayAustin at work
3 PM5 AM next dayAustin at work
4 PM6 AM next dayAustin at work
5 PM7 AM next dayBoth off
6 PM8 AM next dayBoth off
7 PM9 AM next dayKuala Lumpur at work
8 PM10 AM next dayKuala Lumpur at work
9 PM11 AM next dayKuala Lumpur at work
10 PM12 PM next dayKuala Lumpur at work

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 / Kuala Lumpur)
Now to March 14, 202714 hours behindNone5:30 PM / 7:30 AM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Austin go forward
13 hours behindNone6 PM / 7 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Austin go back
14 hours behindNone5:30 PM / 7:30 AM

Austin keeps the same clock as Chicago; Kuala Lumpur keeps the same clock as Singapore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Kuala Lumpur when it is 9 AM in Austin?
11 PM in Kuala Lumpur, while Austin is 14 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Austin and Kuala Lumpur?
5:30 PM in Austin, which is 7:30 AM in Kuala Lumpur. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Austin and Kuala Lumpur 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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