Varanasi to Hong Kong: time difference
Hong Kong is 2 h 30 min ahead of Varanasi. 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
- Golden hour
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 17:45 · 11 h 14 min
+2 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Varanasi 14:49 2:49 PM Hong Kong 17:19 5:19 PM You –:–
14:49 2:49 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 17:15
17:19 5:19 PM
Hong Kong Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 17:45
·
+2 h 30 min
Hong Kong is 2 h 30 min ahead of Varanasi.
When you, Varanasi 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
🇮🇳 Varanasi
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
2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇳 Varanasi | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:49 | 17:19 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Hong Kong Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Varanasi | — | +2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kolkata | Asia/Hong Kong |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:09 | 06:31 |
| Sunset | 17:15 | 17:45 |
| Daylight | 11 h 6 min | 11 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 3,100,000 | 1,367,900 |
Compare Varanasi with another city
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Varanasi and Hong Kong: common questions
How many hours ahead of Varanasi is Hong Kong?
The clocks in Hong Kong are 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of those in Varanasi (UTC+8 and UTC+5:30).
If it is 9:00 AM in Varanasi, what time is it in Hong Kong?
At 9:00 AM in Varanasi, clocks in Hong Kong show 11:30 AM.
What time is it in Hong Kong when it is 6:00 PM in Varanasi?
When it is 6:00 PM in Varanasi, it is 8:30 PM in Hong Kong.
When is a good time to call Hong Kong from Varanasi?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:30 PM in Varanasi – that is 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Hong Kong – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Varanasi is it tomorrow in Hong Kong?
Once it is 9:30 PM in Varanasi, the date in Hong Kong has already changed. Until 2:30 AM in Hong Kong, it is still the previous day in Varanasi.
Does the time gap between Varanasi and Hong Kong change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Varanasi nor in Hong Kong, so the gap is 2 hours and 30 minutes all year round.
