Time in Hong Kong and Boston
The time difference between Hong Kong and Boston, Massachusetts, is 12 hours. Boston is 12 hours behind Hong Kong.
This means 9am in Hong Kong is 9pm in Boston (previous day) and 5pm in Hong Kong is 5am in Boston.
Hong Kong
- The current local time in Hong Kong is 4:06 am (July 17, 2026)
- Hong Kong is in the Hong Kong Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Hong Kong, Hong Kong, is UTC+08:00
Boston
- The current local time in Boston is 4:06 pm (July 17, 2026)
- Boston is in the Eastern Daylight Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Boston, United States, is UTC-04:00
How to convert Hong Kong time to Boston time?
Subtract 12 hours from Hong Kong time to get Boston time.
Time in Hong Kong
00:00
Time in Boston
00:00
Use the slider above to convert Hong Kong time to Boston time and view the day and night map at different times.
Day–night colors on the map:
Day
Civil twilight
Nautical twilight
Astronomical twilight
NightTime Conversion Chart
| Hong Kong | Boston |
|---|---|
| 12am | 12pm |
| 1am | 1pm |
| 2am | 2pm |
| 3am | 3pm |
| 4am | 4pm |
| 5am | 5pm |
| 6am | 6pm |
| 7am | 7pm |
| 8am | 8pm |
| 9am | 9pm |
| 10am | 10pm |
| 11am | 11pm |
| 12pm | 12am |
| 1pm | 1am |
| 2pm | 2am |
| 3pm | 3am |
| 4pm | 4am |
| 5pm | 5am |
| 6pm | 6am |
| 7pm | 7am |
| 8pm | 8am |
| 9pm | 9am |
| 10pm | 10am |
| 11pm | 11am |
Time difference from Hong Kong (UTC+08:00)
-7 hours
-12 hours
+2 hours
-15 hours
-6 hours
+1 hour
-1 hour
-15 hours
-15 hours
-4 hours