Palau to Hong Kong: time difference
Hong Kong is 1 h behind Palau. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China)
26
- Hong Kong Standard Time
- UTC+8
- Daytime
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 18:04 · 11 h 46 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Palau 17:38 5:38 PM Hong Kong 16:38 4:38 PM You –:–
17:38 5:38 PM
Palau Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:50
16:38 4:38 PM
Hong Kong Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 18:04
·
−1 h
Hong Kong is 1 h behind Palau.
When you, Palau 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
🇵🇼 Palau
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 | 🇵🇼 Palau | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:38 | 16:38 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Palau Time | Hong Kong Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Palau | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Pacific/Palau | Asia/Hong Kong |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:50 | 06:18 |
| Sunset | 17:50 | 18:04 |
| Daylight | 12 h | 11 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 21,729 | 1,367,900 |
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Palau and Hong Kong: common questions
How far behind Palau is Hong Kong?
Hong Kong is 1 hour behind Palau: UTC+8 against UTC+9.
If it is 9:00 AM in Palau, what time is it in Hong Kong?
At 9:00 AM in Palau, clocks in Hong Kong show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Palau, what time is it in Hong Kong?
At 6:00 PM in Palau, clocks in Hong Kong show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Hong Kong from Palau?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Palau – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Hong Kong – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Hong Kong compared with Palau?
The new day starts in Hong Kong later: until 1:00 AM in Palau, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Hong Kong, Palau is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Palau and Hong Kong change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
