Time in Tokyo vs Hong Kong
Tokyo keeps JST (UTC+9) and Hong Kong keeps HKT (UTC+8) today. Hong Kong is 1 hour behind Tokyo; 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: 09:00–17:00 in Hong Kong (10:00–18:00 your time).
| City | 00:00 in Tokyo | 01:00 in Tokyo | 02:00 in Tokyo | 03:00 in Tokyo | 04:00 in Tokyo | 05:00 in Tokyo | 06:00 in Tokyo | 07:00 in Tokyo | 08:00 in Tokyo | 09:00 in Tokyo | 10:00 in Tokyo | 11:00 in Tokyo | 12:00 in Tokyo | 13:00 in Tokyo | 14:00 in Tokyo | 15:00 in Tokyo | 16:00 in Tokyo | 17:00 in Tokyo | 18:00 in Tokyo | 19:00 in Tokyo | 20:00 in Tokyo | 21:00 in Tokyo | 22:00 in Tokyo | 23:00 in Tokyo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 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 |
- Working hours
- Shoulder
- Night
- Overlap
Do more with Tokyo and Hong Kong
Best hours to call
10:00 in Tokyo
Inside working hours on both sides
09:00 in Hong Kong
11:00 in Tokyo
Inside working hours on both sides
10:00 in Hong Kong
12:00 in Tokyo
Inside working hours on both sides
11:00 in Hong Kong
13:00 in Tokyo
Inside working hours on both sides
12:00 in Hong Kong
Where daylight saving pulls them apart
Neither Tokyo nor Hong Kong changes its clocks, so the gap above holds all year.
Also useful
Common questions
How many hours ahead is Hong Kong of Tokyo?
Hong Kong is 1 hour behind Tokyo right now. The gap is not fixed: it moves whenever either side changes its clocks.
What is the best time to call between Tokyo and Hong Kong?
Any hour in 10:00–18:00 Tokyo time is inside working hours in both cities.
Do Tokyo and Hong Kong change clocks on the same date?
Neither city changes its clocks, so the gap between them never moves.