🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China)
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- Hong Kong Standard Time
- UTC+8
- Daytime
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 17:45 · 11 h 14 min
Hong Kong to Jaffna: time difference
Jaffna is 2 h 30 min behind Hong Kong. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−2 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Hong Kong 07:48 7:48 AM Jaffna 05:18 5:18 AM You –:–
07:48 7:48 AM
Hong Kong Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 17:45
05:18 5:18 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 17:47
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−2 h 30 min
Jaffna is 2 h 30 min behind Hong Kong.
When you, Hong Kong and Jaffna are all at the desk
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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
🇱🇰 Jaffna
21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 🇱🇰 Jaffna |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:48 | 05:18 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Hong Kong Standard Time | India Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+5:30 |
| Offset from Hong Kong | — | −2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Hong Kong | Asia/Colombo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:31 | 06:02 |
| Sunset | 17:45 | 17:47 |
| Daylight | 11 h 14 min | 11 h 45 min |
| People on this clock | 1,367,900 | 600,000 |
Compare Hong Kong with another city
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Big time differences
Hong Kong and Jaffna: common questions
How far behind Hong Kong is Jaffna?
Jaffna is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind Hong Kong: UTC+5:30 against UTC+8.
What time is it in Jaffna at the start of the working day in Hong Kong?
The working day in Hong Kong starts at 9:00 AM; in Jaffna it is 6:30 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Jaffna when it is 6:00 PM in Hong Kong?
When it is 6:00 PM in Hong Kong, it is 3:30 PM in Jaffna.
When do working hours in Hong Kong and in Jaffna overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Hong Kong, which is 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Jaffna.
When is it still the previous day in Jaffna?
Until 2:30 AM in Hong Kong it is still the previous day in Jaffna. The other way round, from 9:30 PM in Jaffna it is already the next day in Hong Kong.
Does the time difference between Hong Kong and Jaffna change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours and 30 minutes all year.
