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What is HKT in EAT?

East Africa Time is 5 hours behind

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

Time in Hong Kong
8:04:24 PM
Time in Nairobi
3:04:24 PM
Difference
−5 h
Next clock change
Neither zone

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EAT — East Africa Time

3:00 pm

EAT, Fri

Daylight saving

Hong Kong Time

No clock changes

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

East Africa Time

No clock changes

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

HKT to EAT conversion table

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

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

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm HKT, which is 9:00 am to 1:00 pm EAT. 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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