Sendai to Hong Kong: time difference
Hong Kong is 1 h behind Sendai. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China)
45
- Hong Kong Standard Time
- UTC+8
- Night
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 17:56 · 11 h 34 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Sendai 21:26 9:26 PM Hong Kong 20:26 8:26 PM You –:–
21:26 9:26 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 16:54
20:26 8:26 PM
Hong Kong Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 17:56
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−1 h
Hong Kong is 1 h behind Sendai.
When you, Sendai and Hong Kong are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇯🇵 Sendai
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 | 🇯🇵 Sendai | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:26 | 20:26 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | Hong Kong Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Sendai | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | Asia/Hong Kong |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:50 | 06:22 |
| Sunset | 16:54 | 17:56 |
| Daylight | 11 h 4 min | 11 h 34 min |
| People on this clock | 1,082,159 | 1,367,900 |
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Sendai and Hong Kong: common questions
How far behind Sendai is Hong Kong?
Hong Kong is 1 hour behind Sendai: UTC+8 against UTC+9.
What time is it in Hong Kong at the start of the working day in Sendai?
The working day in Sendai starts at 9:00 AM; in Hong Kong it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sendai, what time is it in Hong Kong?
At 6:00 PM in Sendai, clocks in Hong Kong show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Sendai and in Hong Kong overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sendai, 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 Sendai 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 Sendai.
Does the time difference between Sendai and Hong Kong change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
