HKT to EDT to CEST Time Converter
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8:30 am08:30 HKT (UTC+8), Oct 5, 2023 = 8:30 pm20:30 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 4, 2023 = 2:30 am02:30 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 5, 2023
HKT is 12 hours ahead of EDT. HKT is 6 hours ahead of CEST.
How the time difference changes
HKT to EDT
For most of the year, HKT is 12 hours ahead of EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, HKT is 13 hours ahead of EST.
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 EDT. 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 EST.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 EDT. 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 EST.
HKT to CEST
For most of the year, HKT is 6 hours ahead of CEST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, HKT is 7 hours ahead of CET.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in HKT correspond to 3:00 am to 12:00 pm in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in HKT correspond to 2:00 am to 11:00 am in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in HKT correspond to 03:00 to 12:00 in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in HKT correspond to 02:00 to 11:00 in CET.
Compare HKT time with EDT and CEST 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 Eastern Daylight Time. Hong Kong Time is 6 hours ahead of Central European Summer Time.
8:30 am08:30 in HKT is 8:30 pm20:30 in EDT and is 2:30 am02:30 in CEST
HKT to EDT 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 EDT (previous day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
HKT to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 3pm-6pm15:00-18:00 in HKT which corresponds to 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in CEST
8:30 am08:30 Hong Kong Time (HKT). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
8:30 pm20:30 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
2:30 am02:30 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
8:30 am08:30 HKT / 8:30 pm20:30 EDT / 2:30 am02:30 CEST
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| HKT | EDT | CEST |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00pm previous day | 6:00pm previous day | |
| 1:00pm previous day | 7:00pm previous day | |
| 2:00pm previous day | 8:00pm previous day | |
| 3:00pm previous day | 9:00pm previous day | |
| 4:00pm previous day | 10:00pm previous day | |
| 5:00pm previous day | 11:00pm previous day | |
| 6:00pm previous day | 12:00am | |
| 7:00pm previous day | 1:00am | |
| 8:00pm previous day | 2:00am | |
| 9:00pm previous day | 3:00am | |
| 10:00pm previous day | 4:00am | |
| 11:00pm previous day | 5:00am | |
| 12:00am | 6:00am | |
| 1:00am | 7:00am | |
| 2:00am | 8:00am | |
| 3:00am | 9:00am | |
| 4:00am | 10:00am | |
| 5:00am | 11:00am | |
| 6:00am | 12:00pm | |
| 7:00am | 1:00pm | |
| 8:00am | 2:00pm | |
| 9:00am | 3:00pm | |
| 10:00am | 4:00pm | |
| 11:00am | 5:00pm | |
| 12:00 previous day | 18:00 previous day | |
| 13:00 previous day | 19:00 previous day | |
| 14:00 previous day | 20:00 previous day | |
| 15:00 previous day | 21:00 previous day | |
| 16:00 previous day | 22:00 previous day | |
| 17:00 previous day | 23:00 previous day | |
| 18:00 previous day | 00:00 | |
| 19:00 previous day | 01:00 | |
| 20:00 previous day | 02:00 | |
| 21:00 previous day | 03:00 | |
| 22:00 previous day | 04:00 | |
| 23:00 previous day | 05:00 | |
| 00:00 | 06:00 | |
| 01:00 | 07:00 | |
| 02:00 | 08:00 | |
| 03:00 | 09:00 | |
| 04:00 | 10:00 | |
| 05:00 | 11:00 | |
| 06:00 | 12:00 | |
| 07:00 | 13:00 | |
| 08:00 | 14:00 | |
| 09:00 | 15:00 | |
| 10:00 | 16:00 | |
| 11:00 | 17:00 |
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.
HKT representations, usage and related time zones
- +08 - basic short
- +0800 - basic
- +08:00 - extended
- +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.
- Hotel - Military abbreviation for HKT
- H - short form of 'Hotel'
- Asia/Hong_Kong
- Hongkong
- 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
Eastern Daylight Time
Offset: EDT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the EDT time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.
French: HAE - Heure Avancée de l'Est
Spanish: EDT - Tiempo de verano del Este, ET - Zona Sureste
On October 5, 2023 all shaded areas are on EDT.
Daylight Saving: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Start: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) started on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 12, 2023, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.
End: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) ends on Sunday, November 5, 2023 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 5, 2023, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
EDT representations, usage and related time zones
- -04 - basic short
- -0400 - basic
- -04:00 - extended
- -0400 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (04) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of four hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Quebec - Military abbreviation for EDT
- Q - short form of 'Quebec'
- America/Detroit
- America/Fort_Wayne
- America/Grand_Turk
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- America/Indiana/Marengo
- America/Indiana/Petersburg
- America/Indiana/Vevay
- America/Indiana/Vincennes
- America/Indiana/Winamac
- America/Indianapolis
- America/Iqaluit
- America/Kentucky/Louisville
- America/Kentucky/Monticello
- America/Louisville
- America/Montreal
- America/Nassau
- America/New_York
- America/Nipigon
- America/Pangnirtung
- America/Port-au-Prince
- America/Thunder_Bay
- America/Toronto
- Canada/Eastern
- EST5EDT
- US/East-Indiana
- US/Eastern
- US/Michigan
- AST - Atlantic Standard Time
- EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
- AMT - Amazon Time
- BOT - Bolivia Time
- CDT - Cuba Daylight Time
- CLT - Chile Standard Time
- GYT - Guyana Time
- HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
- Q - Quebec Time Zone
- VET - Venezuelan Standard Time
Central European Summer Time
Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Vatican City
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CEST time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Rome, Paris, Hamburg.
German: MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
On October 5, 2023 all shaded areas are on CEST.
Daylight Saving: Central European Summer Time (CEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Central European Time (CET).
Start: Central European Summer Time (CEST) started on Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 26, 2023, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.
End: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ends on Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 29, 2023, 2:00 am02:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.
CEST representations, usage and related time zones
- +02 - basic short
- +0200 - basic
- +02:00 - extended
- +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Bravo - Military abbreviation for CEST
- B - short form of 'Bravo'
- Africa/Ceuta
- Arctic/Longyearbyen
- Atlantic/Jan_Mayen
- CET
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Europe/Andorra
- Europe/Belgrade
- Europe/Berlin
- Europe/Bratislava
- Europe/Brussels
- Europe/Budapest
- Europe/Busingen
- Europe/Copenhagen
- Europe/Gibraltar
- Europe/Ljubljana
- Europe/Luxembourg
- Europe/Madrid
- Europe/Malta
- Europe/Monaco
- Europe/Oslo
- Europe/Paris
- Europe/Podgorica
- Europe/Prague
- Europe/Rome
- Europe/San_Marino
- Europe/Sarajevo
- Europe/Skopje
- Europe/Stockholm
- Europe/Tirane
- Europe/Vaduz
- Europe/Vatican
- Europe/Vienna
- Europe/Warsaw
- Europe/Zagreb
- Europe/Zurich
- MET
- Poland
- CEST - Central European Summer Time
- EET - Eastern European Time
- MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
- B - Bravo Time Zone
- CAT - Central Africa Time
- IST - Israel Standard Time
- SAST - South Africa Standard Time
- WAST - West Africa Summer Time