Hirakata to Hong Kong: time difference
Hong Kong is 1 h behind Hirakata. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China)
42
- Hong Kong Standard Time
- UTC+8
- Daytime
☀️ 06:23 · 🌙 17:55 · 11 h 32 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Hirakata 12:16 12:16 PM Hong Kong 11:16 11:16 AM You –:–
12:16 12:16 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:08 · 🌙 17:17
11:16 11:16 AM
Hong Kong Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:23 · 🌙 17:55
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−1 h
Hong Kong is 1 h behind Hirakata.
When you, Hirakata 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
🇯🇵 Hirakata
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
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 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇯🇵 Hirakata | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:16 | 11:16 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | Hong Kong Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Hirakata | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | Asia/Hong Kong |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:08 | 06:23 |
| Sunset | 17:17 | 17:55 |
| Daylight | 11 h 9 min | 11 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 402,495 | 1,367,900 |
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Hirakata and Hong Kong: common questions
How far behind Hirakata is Hong Kong?
Hong Kong is 1 hour behind Hirakata: UTC+8 against UTC+9.
If it is 9:00 AM in Hirakata, what time is it in Hong Kong?
At 9:00 AM in Hirakata, clocks in Hong Kong show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Hong Kong at the end of the working day in Hirakata?
The working day in Hirakata ends at 6:00 PM; in Hong Kong it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Hirakata and Hong Kong are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Hirakata (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Hong Kong), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Hong Kong compared with Hirakata?
The new day starts in Hong Kong later: until 1:00 AM in Hirakata, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Hong Kong, Hirakata is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Hirakata and Hong Kong the same all year?
Yes. Neither Hirakata nor Hong Kong switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
