🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China)
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- Hong Kong Standard Time
- UTC+8
- Daytime
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 17:56 · 11 h 35 min
Hong Kong to Kawagoe: time difference
Kawagoe 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
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Hong Kong 08:53 8:53 AM Kawagoe 09:53 9:53 AM You –:–
08:53 8:53 AM
Hong Kong Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 17:56
09:53 9:53 AM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:52 · 🌙 17:03
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+1 h
Kawagoe is 1 h ahead of Hong Kong.
When you, Hong Kong and Kawagoe 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
🇯🇵 Kawagoe
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
📍 Your time
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- Early
- Working hours
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 🇯🇵 Kawagoe |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:53 | 09:53 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 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 | 06:22 | 05:52 |
| Sunset | 17:56 | 17:03 |
| Daylight | 11 h 35 min | 11 h 11 min |
| People on this clock | 1,367,900 | 350,745 |
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 Kawagoe: common questions
What is the time difference between Hong Kong and Kawagoe?
Kawagoe is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+9, while Hong Kong is on UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Hong Kong, what time is it in Kawagoe?
At 9:00 AM in Hong Kong, clocks in Kawagoe show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Hong Kong, what time is it in Kawagoe?
At 6:00 PM in Hong Kong, clocks in Kawagoe show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Hong Kong and Kawagoe are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Hong Kong (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Kawagoe), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Hong Kong is it tomorrow in Kawagoe?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Hong Kong, the date in Kawagoe has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Kawagoe, it is still the previous day in Hong Kong.
Does the time gap between Hong Kong and Kawagoe change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Hong Kong nor in Kawagoe, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
