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Time difference
Hong Kong and New York

Live clocks (HKT ↔ EST), the current gap, month-by-month offset changes, and a full 24-hour map from Hong Kong to New York.

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Live gap

See the current offset between Hong Kong and New York, with IANA-backed clocks updating every second.

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Year-round chart

DST can shift the gap by an hour twice a year—the 2026 month table shows every change.

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Hour-by-hour

Scroll the 24-hour table to map any civil hour in Hong Kong into New York with day-shift cues.

Time difference workspace

How Hong Kong and New York line up today.

2 cities · live offsetGap shifts yearly
City pair

Hong Kong New York

New York is 12h behind Hong Kong at this moment. Compare live clocks, seasonal DST shifts, and hour-by-hour conversions below.

Live offsetIANA zones · updates automatically
Hong Kong
Asia/Hong_Kong
ZoneHKT
Offset nowUTC+8
Hour gap
−12h

New YorkHong Kong

New York
America/New_York
ZoneEST / EDT
Offset nowUTC-4
About this pairUseful when planning calls or docs

Time difference between Hong Kong and New York: New York is currently 13 hours behind Hong Kong.

This difference is not constant: in winter Hong Kong is 13 hours ahead of New York, while in summer (when one or both observe DST) the gap shifts to 12 hours ahead of. The monthly table below shows the exact offset gap month by month. For practical scheduling, jump to the best-time-to-meet page or the 24-hour conversion table below.

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Live clocks workspace

Clocks side by side.

Updates every second
Right nowAsia/Hong_Kong · America/New_York
Hong Kong
Asia/Hong_Kong
Live time
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OffsetUTC+8
AbbreviationHKT
No DST
New York
America/New_York
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC-4
AbbreviationEST / EDT
Observes DST
Relationship

New York is 12h behind Hong Kong.

DST rules can widen or shrink this gap for a few weeks each spring and autumn—the month table below shows how many hours New York sits ahead of or behind Hong Kong through the calendar year.

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Year-round

Offset changes by month

Sampled mid-month for 2026. Compares New York versus Hong Kong; a value of +3h means New York is three hours ahead of Hong Kong.

2026 calendar

Month-by-month gap

MonthDifference (New York vs Hong Kong)
January-13h
February-13h
March-12h
April-12h
May-12h
June-12h
July-12h
August-12h
September-12h
October-12h
November-13h
December-13h
Hour by hour

24-hour conversion table

Every civil hour in Hong Kong mapped into New York; day-shift cues follow active DST for both zones today.

Hong KongNew York

Hourly wall-clock map for today — midnight crossings show as day shifts.

Hong Kong with part-of-day icon
New York arrow and converted time
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Uses your browser's IANA zone data — choose another date in the converter for historical or future days.
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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Offsets between Hong Kong and New York, DST shifts, scheduling, and how we source timezone data—plus how to share this page.

Currently, New York is 12h behind Hong Kong. This may change through the year if either city observes Daylight Saving Time.