Time in Hong Kong vs Karachi
Hong Kong keeps HKT (UTC+8) and Karachi keeps PKT (UTC+5) today. Karachi is 3 hours behind Hong Kong; the rows below read both clocks live.
The working day, side by side
Hours shaded in both rows are inside working hours in both cities: 09:00–15:00 in Karachi (12:00–18:00 your time).
| City | 00:00 in Hong Kong | 01:00 in Hong Kong | 02:00 in Hong Kong | 03:00 in Hong Kong | 04:00 in Hong Kong | 05:00 in Hong Kong | 06:00 in Hong Kong | 07:00 in Hong Kong | 08:00 in Hong Kong | 09:00 in Hong Kong | 10:00 in Hong Kong | 11:00 in Hong Kong | 12:00 in Hong Kong | 13:00 in Hong Kong | 14:00 in Hong Kong | 15:00 in Hong Kong | 16:00 in Hong Kong | 17:00 in Hong Kong | 18:00 in Hong Kong | 19:00 in Hong Kong | 20:00 in Hong Kong | 21:00 in Hong Kong | 22:00 in Hong Kong | 23:00 in Hong Kong |
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| Hong Kong—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Karachi—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
- Working hours
- Shoulder
- Night
- Overlap
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Best hours to call
12:00 in Hong Kong
Inside working hours on both sides
09:00 in Karachi
13:00 in Hong Kong
Inside working hours on both sides
10:00 in Karachi
14:00 in Hong Kong
Inside working hours on both sides
11:00 in Karachi
15:00 in Hong Kong
Inside working hours on both sides
12:00 in Karachi
Where daylight saving pulls them apart
Neither Hong Kong nor Karachi changes its clocks, so the gap above holds all year.
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Common questions
How many hours ahead is Karachi of Hong Kong?
Karachi is 3 hours behind Hong Kong right now. The gap is not fixed: it moves whenever either side changes its clocks.
What is the best time to call between Hong Kong and Karachi?
Any hour in 12:00–18:00 Hong Kong time is inside working hours in both cities.
Do Hong Kong and Karachi change clocks on the same date?
Neither city changes its clocks, so the gap between them never moves.