Hong Kong to New York: time difference and best times to meet

New York is 13 hours behind Hong Kong. There is no overlap between a normal working day in each city, so one side has to take the call outside working hours.

By LemCall EditorialUpdated November 3, 2026

Hong Kong

19:07

Asia/Hong_Kong

New York

06:07

America/New_York

Hong Kong and New York 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 New York 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 New York. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.

Day starts

Day ends

Hong Kong	New York	Suitable?
12am	11am	Working hours in New York only
1am	12pm	Working hours in New York only
2am	1pm	Working hours in New York only
3am	2pm	Working hours in New York only
4am	3pm	Working hours in New York only
5am	4pm	Working hours in New York only
6am	5pm	Working hours in New York only
9am	8pm	Working hours in Hong Kong only
10am	9pm	Working hours in Hong Kong only
11am	10pm	Working hours in Hong Kong only
12pm	11pm	Working hours in Hong Kong only
1pm	12am	Working hours in Hong Kong only
2pm	1am	Working hours in Hong Kong only
3pm	2am	Working hours in Hong Kong only
4pm	3am	Working hours in Hong Kong only
5pm	4am	Working hours in Hong Kong only
10pm	9am	Working hours in New York only
11pm	10am	Working hours in New York only

When the gap changes in the next twelve months

Sunday, March 14, 2027 — New York goes from 13 hours behind to 12 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 — New York is off, Hong Kong is working.
Thursday, November 26, 2026 — Thanksgiving Day — New York 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, New York is working.

Hong Kong and New York have no shared working hours, so a recurring live meeting always costs someone their morning or their evening. Rotating the burden, or moving the update to written form, is usually the better answer.

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 New York?: New York is currently 13 hours behind Hong Kong. That changes to 12 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 New York?: There is no hour where both cities are inside normal working hours, so one side has to take the call early or late.
How many hours do Hong Kong and New York overlap?: Zero, on a standard 9–18 working day in each city.
Does daylight saving change the Hong Kong–New York gap?: Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 1 time: Sunday, March 14, 2027 (13 hours behind becomes 12 hours behind).
Are there public holidays that affect Hong Kong–New York meetings?: Yes. The next is Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — a public holiday where New York 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