What time is it in Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China, is in the Asia/Hong_Kong timezone (UTC+8). The sun rises around 05:53 local time.
Hong Kong, UTC+8Asia/Hong_Kong
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Daylight
- 13 h 12 min
Hong Kong Drag to spin
Scheduling a call with someone in Hong Kong? Use the meeting planner to see when their working hours meet yours. Hong Kong is UTC+8, so the difference to you depends on where you are.
Hong Kong on your clock
Pick a time in Hong Kong and read it where you are. The strip below is that whole day, one cell per hour, shaded where each side is at work.
working hours 0 h shared Tap an hour to move the marker.
Hong Kong at a glance
- Country
- Hong Kong SAR China
- Known locally as
- 香港
- Population
- 7,012,738
- Currency
- HKD
- Dialling code
- +852
- Languages
- Chinese, English
- Time zone
- Asia/Hong_Kong
- Coordinates
- 22.32, 114.17
Population from GeoNames, country facts from the countries-list dataset.
Working from Hong Kong
Overlapping working hours with the hubs people work with most. Singapore shares the most at 8 a day.
About the time in Hong Kong
Hong Kong keeps the Asia/Hong_Kong timezone, UTC+8 right now. It does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset stays the same all year. That makes Hong Kong 8 hours ahead of UTC.
Working-hours overlap with major hubs
Working 09:00–17:00 in Hong Kong (the assumed default, we hold no figure for this country), against each hub's own working day, this is how much of your day overlaps:
- New York, 0 h overlap
- London, 1 h overlap
- Singapore, 8 h overlap
Today the sun rises around 05:53 and sets around 19:06 in Hong Kong. The days are currently getting about 1 minute shorter each day. Tonight's sky shows a waxing gibbous. Sun times and golden hour in Hong Kong →
It is currently week 31. The city is also home to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange: is the HKEX open right now?
Most offices in Hong Kong run 09:00–17:00 in UTC+8, as far as we can tell — that is our default rather than a figure for this country. If you need to reach someone there, aim for their mid-morning or early afternoon, and use the overlap tool to find the exact window from wherever you happen to be. The clock at the top of this page stays live and always reflects the current offset, daylight saving included.
The working week
- Hong Kong
- 09:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Assumed: we have no verified convention for this country, so the international default is used.
FAQ
Which timezone is Hong Kong in?
Hong Kong uses Asia/Hong_Kong, which is UTC+8.
Does Hong Kong observe daylight saving time?
The Asia/Hong_Kong zone adjusts automatically for DST where it applies; the clock above is always correct.