Current Time in Hong Kong: Clock and Time Zone

How it works

Read the time in Hong Kong
The big digits show the current time there, with the seconds, and the date below.
See the gap with you
The line under the date says how many hours Hong Kong is ahead of or behind your device, and its UTC offset.
Compare with other cities
The cards below compare your own time and your saved cities. Add or remove cities as you like.

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Time zone in Hong Kong

Hong Kong is on Hong Kong Standard Time (HKT, UTC+8) all year, with no daylight saving time. Its identifier in the international time zone database is Asia/Hong_Kong: it is what your phone and computer use to show the right time there.

Hong Kong uses Hong Kong Time (UTC+8), the same as mainland China, with no daylight saving time.

By the sun, noon in Hong Kong falls at about 12:23 PM (on average over the year). The city lies at 114.17° east, and every degree of longitude shifts the sun by 4 minutes. Clock time is close to sun time here. See the sunrise and sunset times in Hong Kong.

Time difference with major cities

When it is 12:00 PM (noon) in Hong Kong, it is:

City	January	July
New York	11:00 PM, day before	12:00 AM
Los Angeles	8:00 PM, day before	9:00 PM, day before
London	4:00 AM	5:00 AM
Paris	5:00 AM	6:00 AM
Tokyo	1:00 PM	1:00 PM
Sydney	3:00 PM	2:00 PM

The gap with New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris and Sydney changes by one hour during the year: these cities use daylight saving time, Hong Kong does not.

Best time to call Hong Kong from New York

To reach someone at work in Hong Kong from New York: in January, the best window is from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM in New York, which is 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM the next day in Hong Kong. In July, the best window is from 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM in New York, which is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM the next day in Hong Kong.

For any other city, use the time zone converter or add it to the world clock.

Questions

What time zone is Hong Kong in?

Hong Kong is on Hong Kong Standard Time (UTC+8, HKT). The time zone identifier is Asia/Hong_Kong.

Does Hong Kong have daylight saving time?

No. Hong Kong stays on UTC+8 all year, so its gap with cities that change their clocks varies by one hour during the year.

What is the time difference between Hong Kong and New York?

In January Hong Kong is 13 h ahead of New York; in July, 12 h ahead of New York. The gap changes because Hong Kong does not change its clocks and New York does.

Is the time shown for Hong Kong exact?

Yes. It comes from your device’s clock, converted with the official time zone rules for Asia/Hong_Kong. If your own clock is a few seconds off, the time shown for Hong Kong is off by the same amount.

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