Kaesong to Hong Kong: time difference
Hong Kong is 1 h behind Kaesong. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China)
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- Hong Kong Standard Time
- UTC+8
- Daytime
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 18:01 · 11 h 42 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Kaesong 15:45 3:45 PM Hong Kong 14:45 2:45 PM You –:–
15:45 3:45 PM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:40 · 🌙 18:01
14:45 2:45 PM
Hong Kong Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 18:01
·
−1 h
Hong Kong is 1 h behind Kaesong.
When you, Kaesong and Hong Kong are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇰🇵 Kaesong
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
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇰🇵 Kaesong | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:45 | 14:45 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 |
| Time zone | Korean Standard Time | Hong Kong Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Kaesong | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Pyongyang | Asia/Hong Kong |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:40 | 06:19 |
| Sunset | 18:01 | 18:01 |
| Daylight | 11 h 21 min | 11 h 42 min |
| People on this clock | 308,000 | 1,367,900 |
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Kaesong and Hong Kong: common questions
How far behind Kaesong is Hong Kong?
Hong Kong is 1 hour behind Kaesong: UTC+8 against UTC+9.
If it is 9:00 AM in Kaesong, what time is it in Hong Kong?
At 9:00 AM in Kaesong, clocks in Hong Kong show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Hong Kong at the end of the working day in Kaesong?
The working day in Kaesong ends at 6:00 PM; in Hong Kong it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Hong Kong from Kaesong?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Kaesong – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Hong Kong – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Kaesong is it still yesterday in Hong Kong?
Before 1:00 AM in Kaesong, the date in Hong Kong has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Hong Kong, it is already the next day in Kaesong.
Does the time gap between Kaesong and Hong Kong change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Kaesong nor in Hong Kong, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
