Pyongyang to Hong Kong: time difference
Hong Kong is 1 h behind Pyongyang. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China)
53
- 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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Pyongyang 16:17 4:17 PM Hong Kong 15:17 3:17 PM You –:–
16:17 4:17 PM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:08
15:17 3:17 PM
Hong Kong Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 18:04
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−1 h
Hong Kong is 1 h behind Pyongyang.
When you, Pyongyang 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
🇰🇵 Pyongyang
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 | 🇰🇵 Pyongyang | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:17 | 15:17 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Korean Standard Time | Hong Kong Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Pyongyang | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Pyongyang | Asia/Hong Kong |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 06:18 |
| Sunset | 18:08 | 18:04 |
| Daylight | 11 h 27 min | 11 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 3,255,288 | 1,367,900 |
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Pyongyang and Hong Kong: common questions
How many hours behind Pyongyang is Hong Kong?
The clocks in Hong Kong are 1 hour behind those in Pyongyang (UTC+8 and UTC+9).
What time is it in Hong Kong at the start of the working day in Pyongyang?
The working day in Pyongyang starts at 9:00 AM; in Hong Kong it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Pyongyang, what time is it in Hong Kong?
At 6:00 PM in Pyongyang, clocks in Hong Kong show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Hong Kong from Pyongyang?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Pyongyang – 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 is it still the previous day in Hong Kong?
Until 1:00 AM in Pyongyang 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 Pyongyang.
Does the time gap between Pyongyang and Hong Kong change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Pyongyang nor in Hong Kong, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
