What is PST in HKT?

Hong Kong Time is 16 hours ahead

Pacific Time is on UTC−8:00 and Hong Kong Time is on UTC+8:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

Convert a time

PST — Pacific Time

HKT — Hong Kong Time

4:00 pm

HKT, Sat

Time in Los Angeles: 12:30:22 AM
Time in Hong Kong: 4:30:22 PM
Difference: +16 h
Next clock change: March 14, 2027

When the difference changes

Pacific Time and Hong Kong Time do not change their clocks on the same dates, so the gap between them is not the same all year. Most converters show only today’s figure. These are the periods ahead:

Now – March 14, 2027Hong Kong Time is 16 hours ahead
March 14, 2027 – November 7, 2027Hong Kong Time is 15 hours ahead
November 7, 2027 – onwardsHong Kong Time is 16 hours ahead

Periods shorter than a day are not listed. Each zone changes at its own local time, so on a date when both move there are a few hours when the gap is briefly something else.

Daylight saving

Pacific Time

Sunday, March 14, 2027

Clocks go forward one hour — 2:00 am becomes 3:00 am local time, and the zone is on PDT after that.

Hong Kong Time

No clock changes

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

PST to HKT conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from Pacific Time to Hong Kong Time. 16 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Hong Kong, which is marked.

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

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

Scheduling between the two

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

Pacific Time (PST) is used in San Francisco, Seattle, Las Vegas and Vancouver