Hong Kong to New York
New York is 12 hours behind of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Difference
New York
United States
Hour-by-hour conversion
Every hour of the day in Hong Kong with its equivalent in New York. Green rows fall inside business hours for both.
About the Hong Kong-New York gap
Hong Kong sits in the Asia/Hong_Kong time zone (UTC+8), while New York uses America/New_York (EDT). That puts New York 12 hours behind of Hong Kong right now.
These two cities do not handle daylight saving the same way, one adjusts its clocks seasonally and the other does not. The difference between them therefore moves by an hour twice a year, which is a common cause of missed meetings. The clocks above always show the live position rather than an assumed offset.
Standard working hours in these two cities do not overlap at all, so any live meeting requires someone to move outside 09:00-17:00. The table above marks the hours when both parties are at least likely to be awake.
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- New York to Hong Kong
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See also current time in Hong Kong and current time in New York.
Hong Kong and New York, questions
- What is the time difference between Hong Kong and New York?
- New York is 12 hours behind of Hong Kong. Hong Kong is currently on UTC+8 and New York on EDT.
- What is the best time to call New York from Hong Kong?
- There is no overlap between standard 09:00-17:00 working hours in these two cities. The most workable compromise is usually early morning in Hong Kong or late evening, see the hour-by-hour table above for the times when both parties are at least awake.
- Is the difference between Hong Kong and New York always the same?
- No. One of these cities observes daylight saving time and the other does not, so the gap changes by an hour at each transition. Always check the live clocks rather than relying on a remembered offset.