🇦🇺 Cairns, Australia
24
- Australian Eastern Standard Time
- UTC+10
- Daytime
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16 · 12 h 23 min
Cairns to Hong Kong: time difference
Hong Kong is 2 h behind Cairns. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China)
24
- Hong Kong Standard Time
- UTC+8
- Daytime
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 18:04 · 11 h 46 min
−2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cairns 11:58 11:58 AM Hong Kong 09:58 9:58 AM You –:–
11:58 11:58 AM
Australian Eastern Standard Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16
09:58 9:58 AM
Hong Kong Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 18:04
·
−2 h
Hong Kong is 2 h behind Cairns.
When you, Cairns and Hong Kong are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇦🇺 Cairns
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Cairns | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:58 | 09:58 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Standard Time | Hong Kong Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+10 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Cairns | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Brisbane | Asia/Hong Kong |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:53 | 06:18 |
| Sunset | 18:16 | 18:04 |
| Daylight | 12 h 23 min | 11 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 153,181 | 1,367,900 |
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Cairns and Hong Kong: common questions
What is the time difference between Cairns and Hong Kong?
Hong Kong is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC+8, while Cairns is on UTC+10.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cairns, what time is it in Hong Kong?
At 9:00 AM in Cairns, clocks in Hong Kong show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Hong Kong when it is 6:00 PM in Cairns?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cairns, it is 4:00 PM in Hong Kong.
When do working hours in Cairns and in Hong Kong overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cairns, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Hong Kong.
When does the date change in Hong Kong compared with Cairns?
The new day starts in Hong Kong later: until 2:00 AM in Cairns, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Hong Kong, Cairns is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cairns and Hong Kong the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cairns nor Hong Kong switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
