Current time in Hong Kong
Friday, 17 July 2026
Hong Kong, Hong Kong · Asia/Hong_Kong · UTC+08:00
Time-zone identity for Hong Kong
- IANA zone
Asia/Hong_Kong- UTC offset now
- UTC+08:00
- Current zone label
- GMT+8
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Hong Kong is currently 8 hours ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in Hong Kong
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Thursday, 22 July 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Weather now
Weather in Hong Kong
Conditions near Hong Kong and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Partly cloudy
- Feels like
- 34°C
- Humidity
- 84%
- Wind
- 20.2 km/h SW
- Recent precipitation
- 2.7 mm
3-day forecast
- Patchy rain nearby27°C to 29°C84% chance of precipitationWind up to 25.9 km/h
- Patchy rain nearby27°C to 29°C82% chance of precipitationWind up to 27 km/h
- Patchy rain nearby28°C to 29°C77% chance of precipitationWind up to 21.6 km/h
Forecast valid from 06:00 local time. Updated 2026-07-16T22:09:17.031Z; refresh due by 2026-07-16T22:24:17.031Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Hong Kong
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Asia/Hong_Kong, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.
Next 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Sun and Moon today
Sun and Moon in Hong Kong
Daily astronomical events for Friday, 17 July 2026, expressed in Asia/Hong_Kong local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Solar noon
- 12:29
- Civil twilight
- 05:24–19:34
Moon
- Moonrise
- 08:35
- Moonset
- 21:31
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 10%
Capital city context
About Hong Kong, capital of Hong Kong
Hong Kong is identified in the reviewed place record as the capital of Hong Kong. This page combines its live local clock with geographic, time-zone, weather and astronomical context.
- Capital status
- Capital of Hong Kong
- Administrative area
- Hong Kong
- Population
- 7,396,076
- Coordinates
- 22.2783° N, 114.1747° E. The elevation is 60 metres.
Country context
Hong Kong SAR China at a glance
Country information for Hong Kong SAR China. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Hong Kong is the listed capital.
- Country codes
- HK · HKG · 344
- Population
- 7,396,076
- Currency
- Hong Kong Dollar (HKD)
- Calling code
- +852
- Languages
- Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China), Cantonese, Chinese, and English
- Time zones represented
- 1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: Asia/Hong_Kong.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Hong Kong
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Hong Kong. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- Wan ChaiHong KongLess than 1 km away
Asia/Hong_KongSame local time - Leighton HillWan Chai, Hong Kong1 km east
Asia/Hong_KongSame local time - Hong Kong IslandHong Kong2 km southeast
Asia/Hong_KongSame local time - City GardenEastern District, Hong Kong2.3 km northeast
Asia/Hong_KongSame local time - Fortress HillEastern District, Hong Kong2.3 km northeast
Asia/Hong_KongSame local time - Tsim Sha TsuiKowloon City, Hong Kong2.5 km north
Asia/Hong_KongSame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for Asia/Hong_Kong when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 1819729 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-16T22:09:17.008Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-16T22:09:17.031Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-16T16:41:48.809Z
View calculation details and sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessedPlace and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One DayUnited States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessedDaily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.