🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China)
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- Hong Kong Standard Time
- UTC+8
- Twilight
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 17:45 · 11 h 14 min
Hong Kong to Matara: time difference
Matara 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 06:13 6:13 AM Matara 03:43 3:43 AM You –:–
06:13 6:13 AM
Hong Kong Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 17:45
03:43 3:43 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:56 · 🌙 17:49
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−2 h 30 min
Matara is 2 h 30 min behind Hong Kong.
When you, Hong Kong and Matara 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
🇱🇰 Matara
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 | 🇱🇰 Matara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:13 | 03:43 |
| 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 | 05:56 |
| Sunset | 17:45 | 17:49 |
| Daylight | 11 h 14 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 1,367,900 | 100,000 |
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 Matara: common questions
How far behind Hong Kong is Matara?
Matara is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind Hong Kong: UTC+5:30 against UTC+8.
What time is it in Matara at the start of the working day in Hong Kong?
The working day in Hong Kong starts at 9:00 AM; in Matara it is 6:30 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Matara when it is 6:00 PM in Hong Kong?
When it is 6:00 PM in Hong Kong, it is 3:30 PM in Matara.
When is a good time to call Matara from Hong Kong?
Between 11:30 AM and 6:00 PM in Hong Kong – that is 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Matara – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Matara?
Until 2:30 AM in Hong Kong it is still the previous day in Matara. The other way round, from 9:30 PM in Matara it is already the next day in Hong Kong.
Does the time gap between Hong Kong and Matara change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Hong Kong nor in Matara, so the gap is 2 hours and 30 minutes all year round.
