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What is HKT in UTC?

Coordinated Universal Time is 8 hours behind

Hong Kong Time is on UTC+8:00 and Coordinated Universal Time is on UTC+0:00 right now. That gap holds all year, because neither zone observes daylight saving.

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UTC — Coordinated Universal Time

8:00 am

UTC, Sat

Time in Hong Kong
4:30:10 PM
Time in the prime meridian
8:30:10 AM
Difference
−8 h
Next clock change
Neither zone

Daylight saving

Hong Kong Time

No clock changes

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

Coordinated Universal Time

No clock changes

Coordinated Universal Time stays on UTC all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

HKT to UTC conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from Hong Kong Time to Coordinated Universal Time. 8 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in the prime meridian, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm HKT, which is 9:00 am to 10:00 am UTC. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is used in aviation, computing, and science worldwide. UTC never changes for daylight saving.

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