Meeting time

Best time to meet: Austin and Riyadh

Austin is 9 hours behind Riyadh 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 Riyadh — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 9:54 AMAustin · Central Standard TimeTue 6:54 PMRiyadh · Arabian 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.

AustinRiyadh
6 AM3 PMRiyadh at work
7 AM4 PMRiyadh 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 / Riyadh)
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; Riyadh keeps the same clock as Istanbul.

Which days work

Riyadh works Sunday to Thursday and Austin works Monday to Friday, so the days both are at work are Monday to Thursday. A Friday call lands on Riyadh's weekend, and a Sunday one on Austin's.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Riyadh when it is 9 AM in Austin?
6 PM in Riyadh, while Austin is 9 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Austin and Riyadh?
8 AM in Austin, which is 5 PM in Riyadh. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Austin and Riyadh 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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