Current Time in Hong Kong
The live local time in Hong Kong, China — computed in your browser from the IANA time zone
Asia/Hong_Kong, so daylight saving is always applied correctly for today.
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Time zone facts for Hong Kong
- IANA time zone:
Asia/Hong_Kong - Standard offset: UTC+8
- Daylight saving: not observed — Hong Kong keeps UTC+8 all year.
- January / July offset: UTC+8 / UTC+8
- Offset as of September 2026: UTC+8 — daylight saving not in effect
- Next clock change: none scheduled within the next 15 months (as of September 2026)
How Hong Kong's offset moves through the year
Hong Kong keeps one offset, UTC+8, on every day of the year. There is no January-to-July swing — the January and July offsets are both UTC+8 — and as of September 2026 no clock change is scheduled within the next 15 months.
That does not make Hong Kong's time differences fixed. The gap to any partner that observes daylight saving still moves twice a year — on the partner's transition dates, not on any date of Hong Kong's own. A meeting fixed at a Hong Kong wall-clock time drifts by the partner's shift amount on each of those dates, and a meeting fixed on the partner's clock drifts by the same amount on Hong Kong's. The only pairs that never move are with other cities that also keep one offset all year.
The gap to London, New York, and Tokyo across the year
The differences below were computed at build time by scanning the coming twelve months of the IANA time zone database for each pair, locating every instant at which either city changes its clocks, and reading the gap on each side of it. "As of September 2026" is the gap today; "over the year" is the full range the pair takes before the same month comes round again, from Hong Kong's point of view.
| Reference | Hong Kong is, as of September 2026 | Over the coming year | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 7 hours ahead | 7 hours ahead to 8 hours ahead | only London changes its clocks |
| New York | 12 hours ahead | 12 hours ahead to 13 hours ahead | only New York changes its clocks |
| Tokyo | 1 hour behind | does not change | neither side changes its clocks |
Two things are visible at once: the gap to Tokyo is one number all year, while the gap to London and New York is not. The mechanism in each case is set out below, with the exact instants at which the gap moves.
Hong Kong and London
As of September 2026, Hong Kong is 7 hours ahead of London. London changes its clocks for daylight saving and Hong Kong does not. Each London transition therefore moves the gap by the full size of that shift, and nothing ever moves it back except the next London transition. The gap changes twice in the coming twelve months, always on London's dates — Hong Kong's calendar plays no part.
- From Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 9:00 AM (Hong Kong time), when London changes clocks: Hong Kong is 8 hours ahead of London.
- From Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 9:00 AM (Hong Kong time), when London changes clocks: Hong Kong is 7 hours ahead of London.
Hong Kong and New York
As of September 2026, Hong Kong is 12 hours ahead of New York. New York changes its clocks for daylight saving and Hong Kong does not. Each New York transition therefore moves the gap by the full size of that shift, and nothing ever moves it back except the next New York transition. The gap changes twice in the coming twelve months, always on New York's dates — Hong Kong's calendar plays no part.
- From Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM (Hong Kong time), when New York changes clocks: Hong Kong is 13 hours ahead of New York.
- From Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 3:00 PM (Hong Kong time), when New York changes clocks: Hong Kong is 12 hours ahead of New York.
Hong Kong and Tokyo
As of September 2026, Hong Kong is 1 hour behind Tokyo. Neither Hong Kong nor Tokyo changes its clocks, so the difference is the same number on every day of the year. There is nothing to remember and nothing to re-check in spring or autumn.
Ranked by how many of the 365 scanned days each gap spends at its most common value, from Hong Kong's point of view: Tokyo 365 (it never moves), New York 232 (12 hours ahead), and London 211 (7 hours ahead).
Working hours that overlap
Assume a 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working day in Hong Kong and the same in each reference city. The overlap is then a plain consequence of the gap, and it changes whenever the gap does — so where a pair takes more than one gap during the year, both readings are given. As of September 2026:
- London: 1 hour — 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM in Hong Kong, which is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in London. When Hong Kong is 8 hours ahead of London — the rest of the year — the overlap is none.
- New York: none at any gap the pair takes during the year — a 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM day in Hong Kong never meets a 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM day in New York.
- Tokyo: 7 hours — 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Hong Kong, which is 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Tokyo.
The 9-to-5 window is a convention, not a fact about anyone's hours. The Meeting Planner takes each participant's actual working hours and evaluates the overlap for the specific date, so a slot chosen in one season is still checked against the other side's clock in the next.
Hong Kong time — frequently asked questions
What time zone is Hong Kong in?
Hong Kong uses the IANA time zone Asia/Hong_Kong. Its standard offset is UTC+8, all year round.
Does Hong Kong observe daylight saving time?
No. Hong Kong keeps UTC+8 throughout the year, so its clocks never shift for daylight saving.
When do the clocks next change in Hong Kong?
As of September 2026, no clock change is scheduled for Hong Kong within the next 15 months — the offset stays UTC+8.
How does Hong Kong time compare with UTC, London, and New York?
As of September 2026, Hong Kong is on UTC+8 and 7 hours ahead of London and 12 hours ahead of New York. These differences shift whenever either side changes its clocks for daylight saving.
How far ahead of or behind New York is Hong Kong over the year?
As of September 2026, Hong Kong is 12 hours ahead of New York. Over the coming twelve months the difference ranges from 12 hours ahead to 13 hours ahead, changing twice, because New York changes its clocks for daylight saving and Hong Kong does not. The dates of each change are listed on this page under "Hong Kong and New York".
Why does a standing meeting between Hong Kong and London move by 1 hour during the year?
Because London changes its clocks for daylight saving and Hong Kong does not. A meeting fixed at one wall-clock time in Hong Kong lands 1 hour earlier or later on London's clock after each London transition, and a meeting fixed in London does the same on Hong Kong's clock. As of September 2026, the next such change is on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 9:00 AM (Hong Kong time). Decide which city's calendar the meeting is anchored to, and expect the other side to move twice in the coming year.
Business-hours overlap
When it is 9:00 AM in Hong Kong (as of September 2026), it is 2:00 AM in London, 9:00 PM the previous day in New York, and 10:00 AM in Tokyo. These readings shift when any of the cities changes its clocks — the Meeting Planner computes the overlap for your exact date.
Convert a time for Hong Kong
Planning a call or a deadline? Use the Time Zone Converter to translate any date and time to or from Hong Kong — DST-correct for that exact date — or line up working hours side by side in the Meeting Planner. For the corridors people search for by abbreviation — IST to EST, IST to PST, IST to GMT and the rest — the zone-to-zone converter pages explain, pair by pair, whether the gap moves during the year and when.
Time in other major cities
Every city links to its own page like this one. For a dedicated full-page world clock, visit our sibling site, wrldclock.com.
All times are computed locally in your browser from its IANA time zone data and your device's clock — checked against our own server with an anonymous timestamp request where possible. Nothing you enter is transmitted. See the methodology page.