New York to Hong Kong meeting time — find the best time to meet across ET & HKT.
New York–Hong Kong spans the world of finance, shipping, and APAC headquarters across twelve to thirteen hours. Like the Singapore pairing, the practical exchange is New York evenings against Hong Kong mornings — stable year-round because Hong Kong has no daylight saving.
Plan across US time zones
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Meeting time (your home zone) — shaded bars show each participant's work hours
Hour by hour
New York → Hong Kong: workday conversion at a glance.
Times below follow current daylight-saving rules and are refreshed every deploy. The live planner above recalculates for any date you pick.
| New York (ET) | Hong Kong (HKT) | Both working? |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | 9:00 PM | — |
| 9:00 AM | 10:00 PM | — |
| 10:00 AM | 11:00 PM | — |
| 11:00 AM | 12:00 AM+1d | — |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 AM+1d | — |
| 1:00 PM | 2:00 AM+1d | — |
| 2:00 PM | 3:00 AM+1d | — |
| 3:00 PM | 4:00 AM+1d | — |
| 4:00 PM | 5:00 AM+1d | — |
| 5:00 PM | 6:00 AM+1d | — |
| 6:00 PM | 7:00 AM+1d | — |
Scheduling tips for New York ↔ Hong Kong
- The conventional band is 8:00–9:30 PM ET = 8:00–10:30 AM HKT next day. Both sides stay inside humane hours.
- Hong Kong's public holidays cluster around Lunar New Year — plan January–February schedules around them.
- Keep a written recap ritual: with zero natural working-hour overlap, decisions made at 8 PM ET must be documented for HK's 9 AM.
Bridging an impossible gap
Standard hours leave nothing shared — Hong Kong's workday runs while New York sleeps. The universal fix: in the planner above, set Hong Kong's row to start at 8:00 AM and let New York's run into the evening. The resulting 8:00–9:30 PM ET ↔ 8:00–10:30 AM HKT handoff becomes your standing meeting channel.
Plan it live — free, no sign-up
The interactive planner above is the full meeting planner for time zones loaded with just these two cities. Drag either row's handles to match real schedules, drag the cyan meeting line to test any exact moment, then export a calendar invite or shareable link. Need a third city, or a completely different pairing? Open theinternational meeting planner or browse all routes on the meeting time converter.
New York – Hong Kong FAQ
What time is 9 AM EST in Hong Kong?
9:00 AM EST is 10:00 PM HKT; in summer, 9:00 AM EDT is 9:00 PM HKT. Hong Kong remains on UTC+8 permanently.
Do New York and Hong Kong share any working hours?
Effectively none — they sit nearly opposite on the globe. Teams use the NY-evening/HK-morning handoff as the standard bridge.
How does the gap change through the year?
Only when the US moves its clocks: thirteen hours apart in winter months, twelve during daylight saving. Hong Kong itself never changes.
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