HKT to AST converter

Hong Kong Time (Hong Kong, same as Beijing and Shanghai) to Atlantic Time (Halifax).

HKT8:07 AMSat 31 Oct 2026

→

AST9:07 PMFri 30 Oct 2026

AST is 11 h behind HKT.

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⇄ AST to HKT

9:00 AM HKT = 10:00 PM AST previous day

Best time to meet

No hour falls inside 9 AM to 5 PM in both places, so one side always meets outside office hours.

HKT to AST time table

For 31 Oct 2026. Green rows: both sides between 9 AM and 5 PM.

HKT	AST
12:00 AM HKT	1:00 PM AST previous day
1:00 AM HKT	2:00 PM AST previous day
2:00 AM HKT	3:00 PM AST previous day
3:00 AM HKT	4:00 PM AST previous day
4:00 AM HKT	5:00 PM AST previous day
5:00 AM HKT	6:00 PM AST previous day
6:00 AM HKT	7:00 PM AST previous day
7:00 AM HKT	8:00 PM AST previous day
8:00 AM HKT	9:00 PM AST previous day
9:00 AM HKT	10:00 PM AST previous day
10:00 AM HKT	11:00 PM AST previous day
11:00 AM HKT	12:00 AM AST
12:00 PM HKT	1:00 AM AST
1:00 PM HKT	2:00 AM AST
2:00 PM HKT	3:00 AM AST
3:00 PM HKT	4:00 AM AST
4:00 PM HKT	5:00 AM AST
5:00 PM HKT	6:00 AM AST
6:00 PM HKT	7:00 AM AST
7:00 PM HKT	8:00 AM AST
8:00 PM HKT	9:00 AM AST
9:00 PM HKT	10:00 AM AST
10:00 PM HKT	11:00 AM AST
11:00 PM HKT	12:00 PM AST

Quick answers

9:00 AM HKT = 10:00 PM AST (previous day)
12:00 PM HKT = 1:00 AM AST
3:00 PM HKT = 4:00 AM AST
5:00 PM HKT = 6:00 AM AST
9:00 AM AST = 8:00 PM HKT
12:00 PM AST = 11:00 PM HKT
5:00 PM AST = 4:00 AM HKT (next day)

Does the gap change during the year?

Yes, because of daylight saving. Until 1 Nov 2026: AST is 11 h behind HKT. From 1 Nov 2026 to 14 Mar 2027: AST is 12 h behind HKT. From 14 Mar 2027 to 7 Nov 2027: AST is 11 h behind HKT.

HKT does not change its clocks. AST next changes its clocks on 1 Nov 2026 (back 1 h, to UTC−4), then on 14 Mar 2027 (forward 1 h, to UTC−3).

About HKT and AST

HKT here means Hong Kong Time, the clock in Hong Kong, same as Beijing and Shanghai. Right now it is UTC+8. It has no daylight saving.

AST here means Atlantic Time, the clock in Halifax. Right now it is UTC−3. Strictly, AST is the winter name; in summer these places use ADT. This page follows their real clock all year.

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