Meeting time

Best time to meet: Hong Kong and Chennai

Hong Kong is 2 hours 30 minutes ahead of Chennai right now. Their working days overlap for 5 hours 30 minutes: 11:30 AM to 5 PM in Hong Kong, which is 9 AM to 2:30 PM in Chennai. The easiest time to meet is 1:30 PM in Hong Kong (11 AM in Chennai).

Tue 11:59 PMHong Kong · Hong Kong Standard TimeTue 9:29 PMChennai · India Standard Time
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Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Hong Kong time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

Hong KongChennai
6 AM3:30 AMBoth off
7 AM4:30 AMBoth off
8 AM5:30 AMBoth off
9 AM6:30 AMHong Kong at work
10 AM7:30 AMHong Kong at work
11 AM8:30 AMHong Kong at work
12 PM9:30 AMBoth at work
1 PM10:30 AMBoth at work
2 PM11:30 AMBoth at work
3 PM12:30 PMBoth at work
4 PM1:30 PMBoth at work
5 PM2:30 PMChennai at work
6 PM3:30 PMChennai at work
7 PM4:30 PMChennai at work
8 PM5:30 PMBoth off
9 PM6:30 PMBoth off
10 PM7:30 PMBoth off

All year

The gap between Hong Kong and Chennai does not move during the year, so the table above holds all year.

Hong Kong keeps the same clock as Singapore; Chennai keeps the same clock as Bangalore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Chennai when it is 9 AM in Hong Kong?
6:30 AM in Chennai, while Hong Kong is 2 hours 30 minutes ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Hong Kong and Chennai?
1:30 PM in Hong Kong, which is 11 AM in Chennai. Both cities are at work from 11:30 AM to 5 PM Hong Kong time.
Does the time difference between Hong Kong and Chennai change during the year?
No. It stays 2 hours 30 minutes all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.

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