HKT to Toronto Time Converter

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Toronto's clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Nov 1 · EDT → EST

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8:00 pm20:00 HKT (UTC+8), Oct 18, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 18, 2026

HKT is 12 hours ahead of Toronto.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, HKT is 12 hours ahead of Toronto. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, HKT is 13 hours ahead of Toronto.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in HKT correspond to 9:00 pm (previous day) to 6:00 am in Toronto. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in HKT correspond to 8:00 pm (previous day) to 5:00 am in Toronto.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in HKT correspond to 21:00 (previous day) to 06:00 in Toronto. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in HKT correspond to 20:00 (previous day) to 05:00 in Toronto.

Compare HKT time with Toronto time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Hong Kong Time is 12 hours ahead of EDT (Eastern Daylight Time).
8:00 pm20:00 in HKT is 8:00 am08:00 in Toronto, Canada

HKT to Toronto call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7am-8am07:00-08:00 in HKT which corresponds to 7pm-8pm19:00-20:00 in Toronto (previous day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.

8:00 pm20:00 Hong Kong Time (HKT). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) (Toronto, Canada). Offset UTC -4:00 hours

8:00 pm20:00 HKT / 8:00 am08:00 Toronto, Canada

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Hong Kong Time

Offset: HKT is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Hong Kong

Principal Cities: The largest city in the HKT time zone is Hong Kong in Hong Kong, with about 7.396 million people.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Hong Kong Time (HKT) do not change for daylight saving time, so HKT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

Map of the areas on Hong Kong Time (HKT)
HKT all year

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HKT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +08 - basic short
  • +0800 - basic
  • +08:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0800 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Hotel - Military abbreviation for HKT
  • H - short form of 'Hotel'
IANA/Olson: Reflects HKT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Hong_Kong
  • Hongkong
Time zones with the GMT +8 offset:
  • ACT - ASEAN Common Time
  • AWST - Australian Western Standard Time
  • BNT - Brunei Darussalam Time
  • CAST - Casey Time
  • CHOT - Choibalsan Time
  • CST - China Standard Time
  • H - Hotel Time Zone
  • HKT - Hong Kong Time
  • HOVST - Hovd Summer Time
  • IRKT - Irkutsk Time
  • KRAST - Krasnoyarsk Summer Time
  • MYT - Malaysia Time
  • PHT - Philippine Time
  • SGT - Singapore Time
  • ULAT - Ulaanbaatar Time
  • WITA - Central Indonesian Time

Toronto Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
EDT – Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-4 (now, daylight saving time)
EST – Eastern Standard Time, UTC-5 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (EST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 14, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (EDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Clock Changes
Canada daylight saving time · Clock changes worldwide

Toronto Facts

Country
Canada
Alternative Names
Taronta, Torontas, Toronto, Torontu, Torontum, Torontó, YTO, duo lun duo, roranro, taronto, teareantea, tho rxn to, tolonto, toramto, toranto, toronto, twrntw, twrwntw, Τορόντο, Таронта, Торонто, Տորոնտո, טאראנטא, טורונטו, تورنتو, تورونتو, ٹورانٹو, ٹورنٹو, टोरण्टो, टोरन्टो, टोराँटो, तोरन्तो, টরোন্টো, ਟੋਰਾਂਟੋ, ரொறன்ரோ, టొరంటో, ಟೊರಾಂಟೋ, ടോറോണ്ടോ, โทรอนโต, တိုရွန်တိုမြို့, ტორონტო, トロント, 多伦多, 多倫多, 토론토
Population
2,794,356
Currency
Dollar (CAD)
Geographic Coordinates
43° 42' N Latitude / 79° 24' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1
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