Time Difference Between Hong Kong and New York
Hong Kong is normally 13 hours ahead of New York.
This page shows the live time difference between Hong Kong, Hong Kong and New York, United States. Hong Kong uses the Asia/Hong_Kong time zone (UTC+8 standard) and New York uses America/New_York (UTC-5 standard), so Hong Kong is normally 13 hours ahead of New York. Because New York observes daylight saving time, the exact gap can shift by an hour during the year. The clocks above update live, so you always see the current difference, which is handy for scheduling calls, meetings and travel between the two cities.
Hong Kong
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Time zone
- Asia/Hong_Kong
- Standard offset
- UTC+8
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Current offset
- …
New York
- Country
- United States
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Standard offset
- UTC-5
- Daylight saving
- Observed
- Current offset
- …
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Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Hong Kong and New York?
Hong Kong is normally 13 hours ahead of New York (Hong Kong is UTC+8, New York is UTC-5). Daylight saving time can change this by an hour, so the live clocks above always show the current difference.
Is Hong Kong ahead of or behind New York?
Hong Kong is ahead of New York by 13 hours under standard time.
Do Hong Kong and New York use daylight saving time?
Hong Kong stays on the same offset all year; New York observes daylight saving time.