Kitakyushu to Hong Kong: time difference
Hong Kong is 1 h behind Kitakyushu. 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
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 17:56 · 11 h 35 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Kitakyushu 13:57 1:57 PM Hong Kong 12:57 12:57 PM You –:–
13:57 1:57 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:25 · 🌙 17:40
12:57 12:57 PM
Hong Kong Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 17:56
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−1 h
Hong Kong is 1 h behind Kitakyushu.
When you, Kitakyushu 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
🇯🇵 Kitakyushu
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 | 🇯🇵 Kitakyushu | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:57 | 12:57 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | Hong Kong Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Kitakyushu | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | Asia/Hong Kong |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:25 | 06:22 |
| Sunset | 17:40 | 17:56 |
| Daylight | 11 h 15 min | 11 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 939,029 | 1,367,900 |
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Kitakyushu and Hong Kong: common questions
What is the time difference between Kitakyushu and Hong Kong?
Hong Kong is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+8, while Kitakyushu is on UTC+9.
What time is it in Hong Kong when it is 9:00 AM in Kitakyushu?
When it is 9:00 AM in Kitakyushu, it is 8:00 AM in Hong Kong.
If it is 6:00 PM in Kitakyushu, what time is it in Hong Kong?
At 6:00 PM in Kitakyushu, clocks in Hong Kong show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Kitakyushu and in Hong Kong overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Kitakyushu, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Hong Kong.
When is it still the previous day in Hong Kong?
Until 1:00 AM in Kitakyushu it is still the previous day in Hong Kong. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Hong Kong it is already the next day in Kitakyushu.
Is the time difference between Kitakyushu and Hong Kong the same all year?
Yes. Neither Kitakyushu nor Hong Kong switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
