What is the time difference between Hong Kong and New York?
New York is 12 hours behind Hong Kong. When it is 20:40 in Hong Kong, it is 08:40 in New York. Hong Kong keeps UTC+8 and New York keeps UTC-4 at this moment.
| Right now in Hong Kong | 20:40, Saturday 31 October |
|---|---|
| Right now in New York | 08:40, Saturday 31 October |
| Difference | 12 hours behind Hong Kong |
| Hong Kong offset | UTC+8 |
| New York offset | UTC-4 |
Because both cities can change their clocks on different dates, the gap between them is not always the same number of hours through the year. This page recalculates it from the live time-zone rules each time it is opened, so the figure above is the gap at this exact moment.