Hong Kong to Ibaraki: time difference

Ibaraki is 1 h ahead of Hong Kong. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.

🇯🇵 Ibaraki, Japan

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7:27 AM · Wednesday, October 21, 2026

  • Japan Standard Time
  • UTC+9
  • Daytime

☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 17:18 · 11 h 9 min

+1 h

One day, 2 clocks

Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.

Hong Kong 06:27 6:27 AM Ibaraki 07:27 7:27 AM
Hong Kong 06:27 6:27 AM Ibaraki 07:27 7:27 AM You –:–
🇭🇰 Hong Kong

06:27 6:27 AM

Hong Kong Standard Time · UTC+8

☀️ 06:23 · 🌙 17:55

🇯🇵 Ibaraki

07:27 7:27 AM

Japan Standard Time · UTC+9

☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 17:18

⇄ Difference

+1 h

Ibaraki is 1 h ahead of Hong Kong.

When you, Hong Kong and Ibaraki are all at the desk

Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.

Working hours
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
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
🇯🇵 Ibaraki
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side

Detail 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 🇯🇵 Ibaraki
Local time 06:27 07:27
Local date Wednesday, October 21, 2026 Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Time zone Hong Kong Standard Time Japan Standard Time
UTC offset UTC+8 UTC+9
Offset from Hong Kong — +1 h
IANA zone Asia/Hong Kong Asia/Tokyo
Daylight saving Not observed Not observed
Sunrise 06:23 06:09
Sunset 17:55 17:18
Daylight 11 h 32 min 11 h 9 min
People on this clock 1,367,900 287,730

Compare Hong Kong with another city

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Hong Kong and Ibaraki: common questions

What is the time difference between Hong Kong and Ibaraki?
Ibaraki is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+9, while Hong Kong is on UTC+8.
What time is it in Ibaraki at the start of the working day in Hong Kong?
The working day in Hong Kong starts at 9:00 AM; in Ibaraki it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Hong Kong, what time is it in Ibaraki?
At 6:00 PM in Hong Kong, clocks in Ibaraki show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Ibaraki from Hong Kong?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Hong Kong – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Ibaraki – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Ibaraki?
From 11:00 PM in Hong Kong it is already the next day in Ibaraki. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Ibaraki it is still the previous day in Hong Kong.
Does the time gap between Hong Kong and Ibaraki change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Hong Kong nor in Ibaraki, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
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