Hong Kong to Los Angeles (LA): time difference and best times to meet

Los Angeles is 16 hours behind Hong Kong. Their working days overlap for 1 hour, from 9am to 10am in Hong Kong (5pm–6pm in Los Angeles). The best time to schedule is 9am Hong Kong time, which is 5pm in Los Angeles.

By LemCall EditorialUpdated November 3, 2026

Hong Kong

19:08

Asia/Hong_Kong

Los Angeles

03:08

America/Los_Angeles

Hong Kong and Los Angeles (LA) time difference

This live comparison uses the current time-zone rules for both cities, so it reflects daylight-saving changes as well as the usual Hong Kong and Los Angeles (LA) clock gap. Set your working hours below to see the practical overlap before proposing a meeting.

Hour-by-hour overlap

Each row is one hour of the Hong Kong day and the matching hour in Los Angeles. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.

Day starts

Day ends

Hong Kong	Los Angeles	Suitable?
1am	9am	Working hours in Los Angeles only
2am	10am	Working hours in Los Angeles only
3am	11am	Working hours in Los Angeles only
4am	12pm	Working hours in Los Angeles only
5am	1pm	Working hours in Los Angeles only
6am	2pm	Working hours in Los Angeles only
7am	3pm	Working hours in Los Angeles only
8am	4pm	Working hours in Los Angeles only
9am	5pm	Both cities at work
10am	6pm	Working hours in Hong Kong only
11am	7pm	Working hours in Hong Kong only
12pm	8pm	Working hours in Hong Kong only
1pm	9pm	Working hours in Hong Kong only
2pm	10pm	Working hours in Hong Kong only
3pm	11pm	Working hours in Hong Kong only
4pm	12am	Working hours in Hong Kong only
5pm	1am	Working hours in Hong Kong only

Best times to propose

1. 9am in Hong Kong · 5pm in Los Angeles — Right at the edge of someone's day

Avoid 1am Hong Kong time and 2am Hong Kong time — only the other city is at work.

When the gap changes in the next twelve months

Sunday, March 14, 2027 — Los Angeles goes from 16 hours behind to 15 hours behind Hong Kong.

Recurring meetings set as a fixed clock time in one city will move by an hour for the other on that date.

Public holidays to avoid

Dates where one side is off work while the other is not are the most common cause of no-shows on this route.

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — Veterans Day — Los Angeles is off, Hong Kong is working.
Thursday, November 26, 2026 — Thanksgiving Day — Los Angeles is off, Hong Kong is working.
Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day and Christmas Day; both cities are off.
Saturday, December 26, 2026 — Boxing Day — Hong Kong is off, Los Angeles is working.

With 1 shared working hours, Hong Kong and Los Angeles can run standing meetings without anyone giving up an evening — as long as the slot sits inside that window on both sides of the next clock change.

Sending a booking link avoids the arithmetic entirely: each side picks a time in their own zone and both calendars get the correct local time, including after a daylight-saving change. See how LemCall handles cross-timezone bookings.

Frequently asked questions

What is the time difference between Hong Kong and Los Angeles?: Los Angeles is currently 16 hours behind Hong Kong. That changes to 15 hours behind on Sunday, March 14, 2027, when one side shifts for daylight saving.
When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Hong Kong and Los Angeles?: 9am in Hong Kong, which is 5pm in Los Angeles. Right at the edge of someone's day.
How many hours do Hong Kong and Los Angeles overlap?: 1 hours, from 9am to 10am Hong Kong time (5pm–6pm in Los Angeles).
Does daylight saving change the Hong Kong–Los Angeles gap?: Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 1 time: Sunday, March 14, 2027 (16 hours behind becomes 15 hours behind).
Are there public holidays that affect Hong Kong–Los Angeles meetings?: Yes. The next is Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — a public holiday where Los Angeles is, but a normal working day in Hong Kong.

Nearby pairs

Sources

1.IANA. Time Zone Database
2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved 2026-11-03