What is the time difference between Hong Kong and Moscow?

Moscow is 5 hours behind Hong Kong. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Moscow from Hong Kong?

Between 14:00–18:00 in Hong Kong, which is 09:00–13:00 in Moscow. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Hong Kong observe daylight saving time?

No. Hong Kong stays on UTC+8 all year, so its clocks never move.

Does Moscow observe daylight saving time?

No. Moscow stays on UTC+3 all year, so its clocks never move.

If it is midday in Hong Kong, what time is it in Moscow?

It is 07:00 in Moscow, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.

Which time zones do Hong Kong and Moscow use?

Hong Kong uses Asia/Hong_Kong, currently UTC+8, and Moscow uses Europe/Moscow, currently UTC+3. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Hong Kong time to Moscow time

Moscow is 5 hours behind Hong Kong right now, so midday in Hong Kong lands in the morning in Moscow.

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The converter needs JavaScript to run. Everything below — offsets, daylight saving dates and the hour-by-hour table — is part of the page and works without it.

Hour by hour

Every hour of a day in Hong Kong, and what the clock reads in Moscow at that same moment.

Hong Kong	Moscow
00:00	19:00previous day
01:00	20:00previous day
02:00	21:00previous day
03:00	22:00previous day
04:00	23:00previous day
05:00	00:00
06:00	01:00
07:00	02:00
08:00	03:00
09:00	04:00
10:00	05:00
11:00	06:00
12:00	07:00
13:00	08:00
14:00	09:00
15:00	10:00
16:00	11:00
17:00	12:00
18:00	13:00
19:00	14:00
20:00	15:00
21:00	16:00
22:00	17:00
23:00	18:00

Daylight saving time

Both cities keep one offset all year. Whatever difference holds today still holds in six months.

Hong Kong

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+8

Moscow

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+3

When you can actually talk

The window is 4 hours wide — 14:00–18:00 in Hong Kong, 09:00–13:00 in Moscow.

Hong Kong 14:00–18:00Moscow 09:00–13:00

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

	Hong Kong	Moscow
IANA zone	Asia/Hong_Kong	Europe/Moscow
Abbreviation	UTC+8	UTC+3
Standard offset	UTC+8	UTC+3
Daylight offset	—	—
Clock changes this year	0	0
Country	Hong Kong SAR China	Russia

Example, not the current time. Live times appear once the page loads.

Common questions

What is the time difference between Hong Kong and Moscow?: Moscow is 5 hours behind Hong Kong. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Moscow from Hong Kong?: Between 14:00–18:00 in Hong Kong, which is 09:00–13:00 in Moscow. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Hong Kong observe daylight saving time?: No. Hong Kong stays on UTC+8 all year, so its clocks never move.
Does Moscow observe daylight saving time?: No. Moscow stays on UTC+3 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Hong Kong, what time is it in Moscow?: It is 07:00 in Moscow, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.
Which time zones do Hong Kong and Moscow use?: Hong Kong uses Asia/Hong_Kong, currently UTC+8, and Moscow uses Europe/Moscow, currently UTC+3. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.