HKT to EST to CEST
CEST is not used on this date
This converter uses CET (GMT +1), the offset Berlin uses on this date. Open the CET converter.Compare HKT time with EST 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 13 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time and 7 hours ahead of Central European Time
8:00 pm20:00 in HKT is 7:00 am07:00 in EST and is 1:00 pm13:00 in CET
HKT to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7am-8am in HKT which corresponds to 6pm-7pm in EST (previous day)
HKT to CET call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-5pm in HKT which corresponds to 9am-10am in CET
8:00 pm20:00 Hong Kong Time (HKT). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
8:00 pm20:00 HKT / 7:00 am07:00 EST / 1:00 pm13:00 CET
| HKT | EST | CET |
|---|---|---|
| 12am (midnight) | 11am | 5pm |
| 1am | 12pm (noon) | 6pm |
| 2am | 1pm | 7pm |
| 3am | 2pm | 8pm |
| 4am | 3pm | 9pm |
| 5am | 4pm | 10pm |
| 6am | 5pm | 11pm |
| 7am | 6pm | 12am (midnight) |
| 8am | 7pm | 1am |
| 9am | 8pm | 2am |
| 10am | 9pm | 3am |
| 11am | 10pm | 4am |
| 12pm (noon) | 11pm | 5am |
| 1pm | 12am (midnight) | 6am |
| 2pm | 1am | 7am |
| 3pm | 2am | 8am |
| 4pm | 3am | 9am |
| 5pm | 4am | 10am |
| 6pm | 5am | 11am |
| 7pm | 6am | 12pm (noon) |
| 8pm | 7am | 1pm |
| 9pm | 8am | 2pm |
| 10pm | 9am | 3pm |
| 11pm | 10am | 4pm |
| 00:00 | 11:00 | 17:00 |
| 01:00 | 12:00 | 18:00 |
| 02:00 | 13:00 | 19:00 |
| 03:00 | 14:00 | 20:00 |
| 04:00 | 15:00 | 21:00 |
| 05:00 | 16:00 | 22:00 |
| 06:00 | 17:00 | 23:00 |
| 07:00 | 18:00 | 00:00 |
| 08:00 | 19:00 | 01:00 |
| 09:00 | 20:00 | 02:00 |
| 10:00 | 21:00 | 03:00 |
| 11:00 | 22:00 | 04:00 |
| 12:00 | 23:00 | 05:00 |
| 13:00 | 00:00 | 06:00 |
| 14:00 | 01:00 | 07:00 |
| 15:00 | 02:00 | 08:00 |
| 16:00 | 03:00 | 09:00 |
| 17:00 | 04:00 | 10:00 |
| 18:00 | 05:00 | 11:00 |
| 19:00 | 06:00 | 12:00 |
| 20:00 | 07:00 | 13:00 |
| 21:00 | 08:00 | 14:00 |
| 22:00 | 09:00 | 15:00 |
| 23:00 | 10:00 | 16:00 |
Hong Kong Time
Offset: HKT is 8 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia
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 7.013 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Kowloon, Tsuen Wan, Yuen Long Kau Hui, Sha Tin.
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.
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 Standard Time
Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America
Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Panama, Turks & Caicos Is, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.175 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montreal, Brooklyn, Borough of Queens.
French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est
Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) started on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ends on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
EST representations, usage and related time zones
- -05 - basic short
- -0500 - basic
- -05:00 - extended
- -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- America/Atikokan
- America/Cancun
- America/Cayman
- America/Coral_Harbour
- 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/Jamaica
- America/Kentucky/Louisville
- America/Kentucky/Monticello
- America/Louisville
- America/Montreal
- America/Nassau
- America/New_York
- America/Nipigon
- America/Panama
- America/Pangnirtung
- America/Port-au-Prince
- America/Thunder_Bay
- America/Toronto
- Canada/Eastern
- EST
- EST5EDT
- Jamaica
- US/East-Indiana
- US/Eastern
- US/Michigan
- CDT - Central Daylight Time
- EST - Eastern Standard Time
- ET - Eastern Time
- COT - Colombia Time
- CST - Cuba Standard Time
- EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
- ECT - Ecuador Time
- PET - Peru Time
- R - Romeo Time Zone
Central European Summer Time
Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe
Countries using this time zone: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Slovakia, San Marino, 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, Budapest.
German: MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
Daylight Saving: Central European Summer Time (CEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe Central European Time (CET).
End: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ended on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 26, 2025, 2:00 am local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October
Start: Central European Summer Time (CEST) starts on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 3:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March
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