🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China)
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- Hong Kong Standard Time
- UTC+8
- Daytime
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 18:01 · 11 h 42 min
Hong Kong to Kaesong: time difference
Kaesong 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.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Hong Kong 15:49 3:49 PM Kaesong 16:49 4:49 PM You –:–
15:49 3:49 PM
Hong Kong Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 18:01
16:49 4:49 PM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:40 · 🌙 18:01
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+1 h
Kaesong is 1 h ahead of Hong Kong.
When you, Hong Kong and Kaesong 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
🇰🇵 Kaesong
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 | 🇰🇵 Kaesong |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:49 | 16:49 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 |
| Time zone | Hong Kong Standard Time | Korean Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+9 |
| Offset from Hong Kong | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Hong Kong | Asia/Pyongyang |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:19 | 06:40 |
| Sunset | 18:01 | 18:01 |
| Daylight | 11 h 42 min | 11 h 21 min |
| People on this clock | 1,367,900 | 308,000 |
Compare Hong Kong with another city
More comparisons with Hong Kong: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Hong Kong and Kaesong: common questions
How many hours ahead of Hong Kong is Kaesong?
The clocks in Kaesong are 1 hour ahead of those in Hong Kong (UTC+9 and UTC+8).
If it is 9:00 AM in Hong Kong, what time is it in Kaesong?
At 9:00 AM in Hong Kong, clocks in Kaesong show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Kaesong when it is 6:00 PM in Hong Kong?
When it is 6:00 PM in Hong Kong, it is 7:00 PM in Kaesong.
Is there a time when both Hong Kong and Kaesong are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Hong Kong (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Kaesong), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Hong Kong is it tomorrow in Kaesong?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Hong Kong, the date in Kaesong has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Kaesong, it is still the previous day in Hong Kong.
Is the time difference between Hong Kong and Kaesong the same all year?
Yes. Neither Hong Kong nor Kaesong switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
