Hong Kong
Time now in Hong Kong
Sunrise 06:02Sunset 06:50Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Hong_Kong
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
7,396,076
Sunrise
06:02
Sunset
06:50
Day length
12h 48m
Coordinates
22.28, 114.17
Time difference from Hong Kong
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Hong Kong right now.
Hong Kong on the map
About the time in Hong Kong
Hong Kong runs on Asia/Hong_Kong, which puts the city UTC +8 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 7,396,076 people live in Hong Kong, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Clocks in Hong Kong stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC +8 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Hong Kong.
Frequently asked questions about time in Hong Kong
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong is UTC +8 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Hong Kong right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Hong Kong, updating every second from Asia/Hong_Kong (UTC +8).
- What are normal business hours in Hong Kong in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Hong Kong runs from 01:00–09:00 UTC today.
- Which time zone is Hong Kong in?
- Hong Kong uses Asia/Hong_Kong, currently UTC +8.
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