Kyoto to Hong Kong: time difference
Hong Kong is 1 h behind Kyoto. 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
☀️ 06:21 · 🌙 17:57 · 11 h 36 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Kyoto 13:07 1:07 PM Hong Kong 12:07 12:07 PM You –:–
13:07 1:07 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:05 · 🌙 17:20
12:07 12:07 PM
Hong Kong Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:21 · 🌙 17:57
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−1 h
Hong Kong is 1 h behind Kyoto.
When you, Kyoto 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
🇯🇵 Kyoto
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 | 🇯🇵 Kyoto | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:07 | 12:07 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | Hong Kong Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Kyoto | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | Asia/Hong Kong |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:05 | 06:21 |
| Sunset | 17:20 | 17:57 |
| Daylight | 11 h 15 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 1,475,183 | 1,367,900 |
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Kyoto and Hong Kong: common questions
What is the time difference between Kyoto and Hong Kong?
Hong Kong is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+8, while Kyoto is on UTC+9.
If it is 9:00 AM in Kyoto, what time is it in Hong Kong?
At 9:00 AM in Kyoto, clocks in Hong Kong show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Kyoto, what time is it in Hong Kong?
At 6:00 PM in Kyoto, clocks in Hong Kong show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Kyoto and in Hong Kong overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Kyoto, 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 Kyoto 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 Kyoto.
Does the time difference between Kyoto and Hong Kong change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
