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What is EAT in HKT?

Hong Kong Time is 5 hours ahead

East Africa Time is on UTC+3:00 and Hong Kong Time is on UTC+8:00 right now. That gap holds all year, because both zones change their clocks together.

Time in Nairobi
3:04:25 PM
Time in Hong Kong
8:04:25 PM
Difference
+5 h
Next clock change
Neither zone

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HKT — Hong Kong Time

8:00 pm

HKT, Fri

Daylight saving

East Africa Time

No clock changes

East Africa Time stays on EAT all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

Hong Kong Time

No clock changes

Hong Kong Time stays on HKT all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

EAT to HKT conversion table

Every hour of Friday, September 25, 2026, converted from East Africa Time to Hong Kong Time. 5 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Hong Kong, which is marked.

12:00 am EAT
5:00 am HKT
1:00 am EAT
6:00 am HKT
2:00 am EAT
7:00 am HKT
3:00 am EAT
8:00 am HKT
4:00 am EAT
9:00 am HKT
5:00 am EAT
10:00 am HKT
6:00 am EAT
11:00 am HKT
7:00 am EAT
12:00 pm HKT
8:00 am EAT
1:00 pm HKT
9:00 am EAT
2:00 pm HKT
10:00 am EAT
3:00 pm HKT
11:00 am EAT
4:00 pm HKT
12:00 pm EAT
5:00 pm HKT
1:00 pm EAT
6:00 pm HKT
2:00 pm EAT
7:00 pm HKT
3:00 pm EAT
8:00 pm HKT
4:00 pm EAT
9:00 pm HKT
5:00 pm EAT
10:00 pm HKT
6:00 pm EAT
11:00 pm HKT
7:00 pm EAT
12:00 am HKT+1 day
8:00 pm EAT
1:00 am HKT+1 day
9:00 pm EAT
2:00 am HKT+1 day
10:00 pm EAT
3:00 am HKT+1 day
11:00 pm EAT
4:00 am HKT+1 day

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm EAT, which is 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm HKT. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

East Africa Time (EAT) is used in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia

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