Meeting time

Best time to meet: Houston and Brisbane

Houston is 16 hours behind Brisbane right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 4:30 PM in Houston, which is 8:30 AM in Brisbane — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 9:57 AMHouston · Central Standard TimeWed 1:57 AMBrisbane · Australian Eastern Standard Time
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Hour by hour

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

HoustonBrisbane
6 AM10 PMBoth off
7 AM11 PMBoth off
8 AM12 AM next dayBoth off
9 AM1 AM next dayHouston at work
10 AM2 AM next dayHouston at work
11 AM3 AM next dayHouston at work
12 PM4 AM next dayHouston at work
1 PM5 AM next dayHouston at work
2 PM6 AM next dayHouston at work
3 PM7 AM next dayHouston at work
4 PM8 AM next dayHouston at work
5 PM9 AM next dayBrisbane at work
6 PM10 AM next dayBrisbane at work
7 PM11 AM next dayBrisbane at work
8 PM12 PM next dayBrisbane at work
9 PM1 PM next dayBrisbane at work
10 PM2 PM next dayBrisbane at work

When the clocks change

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

DatesHouston isBoth at work (Houston time)Easiest (Houston / Brisbane)
Now to March 14, 202716 hours behindNone4:30 PM / 8:30 AM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Houston go forward		15 hours behindNone5 PM / 8 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Houston go back		16 hours behindNone4:30 PM / 8:30 AM

Houston keeps the same clock as Chicago.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Brisbane when it is 9 AM in Houston?
1 AM in Brisbane, the next day, while Houston is 16 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Houston and Brisbane?
4:30 PM in Houston, which is 8:30 AM in Brisbane. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Houston and Brisbane 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.

More cities

New York and Houston7 hours of shared working day · meet at 11 AM New York timeLondon and Houston2 hours of shared working day · meet at 4 PM London timeSan Francisco and Houston6 hours of shared working day · meet at 11:30 AM San Francisco timeLos Angeles and Houston6 hours of shared working day · meet at 11:30 AM Los Angeles timeBangalore and HoustonNo shared working hours · fairest at 6:30 PM Bangalore timeSingapore and HoustonNo shared working hours · fairest at 7:30 AM Singapore timeSydney and Houston1 hour of shared working day · meet at 9 AM Sydney timeTokyo and HoustonNo shared working hours · fairest at 8 AM Tokyo timeBerlin and Houston1 hour of shared working day · meet at 4 PM Berlin timeParis and Houston1 hour of shared working day · meet at 4 PM Paris timeToronto and Houston7 hours of shared working day · meet at 11 AM Toronto timeDubai and HoustonNo shared working hours · fairest at 5:30 PM Dubai time

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