EST to HKT Converter
US East Coast to Hong Kong — NYSE and HKEX do not overlap in trading hours (13-hour gap) but US institutional investors and asset managers closely track Hong Kong markets.
Time Zone Converter
Compare Times
| EST | HKT |
|---|---|
| 8:00 AM EST | 9:00 PM HKT |
| 9:00 AM EST | 10:00 PM HKT |
| 10:00 AM EST | 11:00 PM HKT |
| 11:00 AM EST | 12:00 AM HKT |
| 12:00 PM EST | 1:00 AM HKT |
| 1:00 PM EST | 2:00 AM HKT |
| 2:00 PM EST | 3:00 AM HKT |
| 3:00 PM EST | 4:00 AM HKT |
| 4:00 PM EST | 5:00 AM HKT |
| 5:00 PM EST | 6:00 AM HKT |
| 6:00 PM EST | 7:00 AM HKT |
| 7:00 PM EST | 8:00 AM HKT |
| 8:00 PM EST | 9:00 AM HKT |
Common Time Conversions
EST · New York →
CST · Chicago →
MST · Denver →
PST · Los Angeles →
AKST · Anchorage →
HST · Honolulu →
UTC · Universal →
GMT · London →
IST · New Delhi →
CET · Paris →
How Time Zone Conversion Works
Time zone conversion works by comparing the UTC offset of one location to another. Every city or region is measured relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which acts as the global reference point for civil time.
HKT is 13 hours ahead of EST (standard time).
Daylight Saving Time: EST observes DST; HKT does not. The offset between them shifts by 1 hour twice a year — in spring and autumn — when EST changes its clocks.
Best Meeting Times: EST & HKT
EST
07:00–08:00
Eastern Time
HKT
20:00–21:00
Hong Kong Time
Recommended time: 07:00 EST / 20:00 HKT
DST schedule for 2026
Current-year daylight saving start and end dates for the selected zones.
EST · Eastern Time
Standard offset −05:00
- Starts
- Mar 8, 2026 · 02:00 → 03:00
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- Ends
- Nov 1, 2026 · 02:00 → 01:00
- first_sunday_of_november
- Daylight time
- EDT · −04:00
HKT · Hong Kong Time
Standard offset +08:00
Hong Kong Time remains on a constant standard offset for the year.
Hong Kong has not observed DST since 1979.
Principal Cities
EST — Eastern Time
- New YorkUnited States
- TorontoCanada
- PhiladelphiaUnited States
- Washington D.C.United States
HKT — Hong Kong Time
- Hong KongHong Kong
- KowloonHong Kong
- Sha TinHong Kong
- Yuen LongHong Kong
Flight Information
Route
JFK ↔ HKG
Avg. flight time
16h
Direct flights
Not available
~16h with stopover.