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Rome's clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Oct 25 · CEST → CET
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2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 12, 2026 = 8:00 pm20:00 HKT (UTC+8), Oct 12, 2026

Rome is 6 hours behind HKT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Rome is 6 hours behind HKT. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, Rome is 7 hours behind HKT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Rome correspond to 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm in HKT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Rome correspond to 4:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in HKT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Rome correspond to 15:00 to 23:00 in HKT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Rome correspond to 16:00 to 00:00 (next day) in HKT.

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

Time Difference

CEST (Central European Summer Time) is 6 hours behind Hong Kong Time.
2:00 pm14:00 in Rome, Italy is 8:00 pm20:00 in HKT

Rome to HKT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in Rome which corresponds to 3pm-5pm15:00-17:00 in HKT

2:00 pm14:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time) (Rome, Italy). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
8:00 pm20:00 Hong Kong Time (HKT). Offset UTC +8:00 hours

2:00 pm14:00 Rome, Italy / 8:00 pm20:00 HKT

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Rome Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
CEST – Central European Summer Time, UTC+2 (now, daylight saving time)
CET – Central European Time, UTC+1 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 03:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 2:00 am02:00 (CET). DST ends on the last Sunday of October each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 28, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (CEST). DST starts on the last Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Rome Facts

Country
Italy
Alternative Names
An Roimh, An Ròimh, An Róimh, Erroma, Hrom, Lungsod ng Roma, Mji wa Roma, ROM, Ramma, Rhufain, Rim, Rim, Roeme, Rom, Roma, Rome, Romma, Romo, Romë, Rooma, Roum, Rym, Rzym, Råmma, Rím, Róm, Róma, Urbs, loma, luo ma shi, rm, rom, roma, romi, rwm, rwma, rym, Řím, Ρώμη, Рим, Римъ, Ром, Рым, Հռոմ, רומא, رم, روم, روما, رىم, ܪܘܡܐ, रोम, रोमा, রোম, โรม, რომი, ሮማ, ローマ, 罗马市, 로마
Population
2,318,895
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Geographic Coordinates
41° 53' N Latitude / 12° 30' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+39

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

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