Current Local Time in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Asia/Hong_Kong HKT UTC+8 No clock change
7:29:40 PM
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Nighttime UTC+8 (+08:00)
Static values shown for ; your browser updates them to the current second.
UTC offset now
UTC+8
Same on every date
Abbreviation
HKT
No seasonal variant
Daylight saving
No clock change
Hong Kong never changes its clocks
IANA time zone
Asia/Hong_Kong
Hong Kong · Asia
Hong Kong time zone
Hong Kong keeps a single offset all year. Local clocks run UTC+8, written HKT, and there is no seasonal adjustment — so the only reason your difference with Hong Kong would change is a clock change where you are.
- IANA time zone
- Asia/Hong_Kong
- Offset in standard time
- UTC+8 (HKT)
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed — no clock change
- Most recent clock change
- None on record in recent years
- Next clock change
- None scheduled — clocks stay as they are
- When it is 12:00 UTC
- 8:00 PM in January · 8:00 PM in July
Clock changes in Hong Kong, 2026–2028
Full record for Hong Kong → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.
No clock change. Hong Kong stays on UTC+8 (HKT) through 2028 under the rules currently published in the IANA time zone database. Governments do sometimes change these rules, so this page is regenerated from the latest database on every build.
Sun and moon in Hong Kong
Computed for 22.3193°, 114.1694° on August 2, 2026.
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
7:03 PM
Day length
13h 08m
−0m 57s vs yesterday
Solar noon
12:29 PM
Sun at its highest
| Phase | Morning | Evening | Sun's altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 4:34 AM | 8:24 PM | −18° to −12° |
| Nautical twilight | 5:03 AM | 7:55 PM | −12° to −6° |
| Civil twilight | 5:31 AM | 7:27 PM | −6° to −0.833° |
| Sunrise / sunset | 5:55 AM | 7:03 PM | −0.833° (upper limb at the horizon) |
Across 2026, daylight in Hong Kong runs from about 10h 46m at the shortest day to 13h 30m at the longest.
Moon
Waning gibbous
80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning
- Moonrise
- 9:20 PM
- Moonset
- 8:54 AM
- Next full moon
- Aug 28, 12:19 PM
- Next new moon
- Aug 13, 1:38 AM
Sun and moon figures are computed locally from standard astronomical series (NOAA solar equations and Meeus' lunar terms) — accurate to about a minute at mid latitudes, and less near the poles where the sun crosses the horizon at a shallow angle.
Weather in Hong Kong
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Current weather for Hong Kong is unavailable right now. Everything else on this page — local time, time zone rules, sunrise and sunset — is computed locally and unaffected.
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Time difference between Hong Kong and other cities
Differences are computed from each city's own zone rules, so pairs whose clocks change on different dates show more than one value across the year.
| City | Local time | Difference | Across the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York United States | 7:29 AM | −12h | Varies: −12h / −13h |
| Sao Paulo Brazil | 8:29 AM | −11h | Fixed all year |
| London United Kingdom | 12:29 PM | −7h | Varies: −7h / −8h |
| Tel Aviv Israel | 2:29 PM | −5h | Varies: −5h / −6h |
| Cairo Egypt | 2:29 PM | −5h | Varies: −5h / −6h |
| Mumbai India | 4:59 PM | −2:30h | Fixed all year |
| Sydney Australia | 9:29 PM | +2h | Varies: +3h / +2h |
| Los Angeles United States | 4:29 AM | −15h | Varies: −15h / −16h |
Hong Kong at a glance
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Region
- Asia
- Coordinates
- 22.3193° N, 114.1694° E
- IANA time zone
- Asia/Hong_Kong
- Currency
- HKD
- Language
- Cantonese / English
- Usual clock notation
- 12-hour
- Also written
- 香港
Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .
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What time is it in Hong Kong right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hong Kong, Hong Kong, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the Asia/Hong_Kong time zone rules. Hong Kong currently runs at UTC+8 (HKT) all year round.
What time zone is Hong Kong in?
The IANA identifier for Hong Kong is Asia/Hong_Kong. Its abbreviation is HKT all year.
What is the UTC offset in Hong Kong?
Hong Kong stays at UTC+8 throughout the year. Its clocks never move, so the offset shown here is the offset on every date.
Does Hong Kong observe daylight saving time?
No. Hong Kong does not use daylight saving time — there is no clock change in 2026, so UTC+8 applies on every date. Differences with cities that do change their clocks still move twice a year, because the other city shifts.
What is the time difference between Hong Kong and New York?
For most of 2026, New York is 12 hours behind Hong Kong. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 13 hours (New York behind Hong Kong) from January 1 – March 8 and November 1 – January 1.
What is the time difference between Hong Kong and Sao Paulo?
The gap is fixed: Sao Paulo is 11 hours behind Hong Kong on every date of the year.
What is the time difference between Hong Kong and London?
For most of 2026, London is 7 hours behind Hong Kong. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 8 hours (London behind Hong Kong) from January 1 – March 29 and October 25 – January 1.
How long is the day in Hong Kong?
Day length in Hong Kong ranges from about 10h 46m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 13h 30m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude 22.32°, longitude 114.17°.