What time is it in Hong Kong?
01:35:48
Saturday 14 November 2026
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Time zone UTC+08:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 06:34 · sunset 17:40
Time difference with Hong Kong
Hong Kong is on UTC+08:00 right now: 8 hours ahead of UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:35 | 8 hours behind |
| New York United States | 12:35 | 13 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:35 | 16 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:35 | 7 hours behind |
| Berlin Germany | 18:35 | 7 hours behind |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:35 | 4 hours behind |
| New Delhi India | 23:05 | 2 h 30 min behind |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:35 | same time |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:35 | 1 hour ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:35 | 3 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:35 | 11 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Hong Kong
Hong Kong does not change its clocks: UTC+08:00 all year round.
History of local time in Hong Kong
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 21 October 1979 | UTC+8 all year round |
| 1979 | UTC+8, summer time UTC+9 |
| 1977 – 1978 | UTC+8 all year round |
| until 1976 | UTC+8, summer time UTC+9 |
Official time zone (IANA database): Asia/Hong_Kong. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Hong Kong
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 646 km away, Móng Cái (Vietnam) is 1 hour behind Hong Kong all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Wan Chai | 0 km |
| Leighton Hill | 1 km |
| City Garden | 2 km |
| Fortress Hill | 2 km |
| Tsim Sha Tsui | 3 km |
| The Peak | 3 km |
| Mid Levels | 3 km |
| Braemar Hill | 3 km |
Day and night around the world
- Hong Kong
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Sun and Moon in Hong Kong
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Day length
- 11 h 5 min
- Tomorrow
- −1 min
Dawn 06:11, dusk 18:04, solar noon 12:07. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (10 h 46 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (13 h 29 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:38 (1 June 2027), latest at 07:05 (15 January 2027); earliest sunset at 17:38 (21 November 2026), latest at 19:11 (27 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 23 % illuminated
Moonrise 10:43 · moonset 21:34 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 19:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in Hong Kong
Good to know about the time in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is on UTC+8 all year round: it is 7 hours ahead of Paris in winter and 6 hours ahead in summer.
The territory used daylight saving time until 1979, then gave it up. Paris – Hong Kong time difference