Hong Kong
Time now in Sha Tin
Sunrise 06:02Sunset 06:51Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Hong_Kong
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
495,200
Sunrise
06:02
Sunset
06:51
Day length
12h 49m
Coordinates
22.38, 114.18
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About the time in Sha Tin
The zone identifier Asia/Hong_Kong is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Asia/Hong_Kong keeps pointing at Hong Kong time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Sha Tin 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.
Clocks in Sha Tin 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 Sha Tin
- What are normal business hours in Sha Tin in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Sha Tin runs from 01:00–09:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Sha Tin right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Sha Tin, updating every second from Asia/Hong_Kong (UTC +8).
- When do the sun rise and set in Sha Tin today?
- Sunrise is at 06:02 and sunset at 06:51, giving 12h 49m of daylight.
- Which time zone is Sha Tin in?
- Sha Tin uses Asia/Hong_Kong, currently UTC +8.
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