Meeting time

Best time to meet: Hong Kong and Dublin

Hong Kong is 8 hours ahead of Dublin right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 4:30 PM in Hong Kong, which is 8:30 AM in Dublin — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 11:58 PMHong Kong · Hong Kong Standard TimeTue 3:58 PMDublin · Greenwich Mean Time

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 KongDublin
6 AM10 PM day beforeBoth off
7 AM11 PM day beforeBoth off
8 AM12 AMBoth off
9 AM1 AMHong Kong at work
10 AM2 AMHong Kong at work
11 AM3 AMHong Kong at work
12 PM4 AMHong Kong at work
1 PM5 AMHong Kong at work
2 PM6 AMHong Kong at work
3 PM7 AMHong Kong at work
4 PM8 AMHong Kong at work
5 PM9 AMDublin at work
6 PM10 AMDublin at work
7 PM11 AMDublin at work
8 PM12 PMDublin at work
9 PM1 PMDublin at work
10 PM2 PMDublin at work

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesHong Kong isBoth at work (Hong Kong time)Easiest (Hong Kong / Dublin)
Now to March 28, 20278 hours aheadNone4:30 PM / 8:30 AM
March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Dublin go forward
7 hours ahead4 PM–5 PM (1 hour)4 PM / 9 AM
October 31, 2027 onward
clocks in Dublin go back
8 hours aheadNone4:30 PM / 8:30 AM

Hong Kong keeps the same clock as Singapore; Dublin keeps the same clock as London.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Dublin when it is 9 AM in Hong Kong?
1 AM in Dublin, while Hong Kong is 8 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Hong Kong and Dublin?
4:30 PM in Hong Kong, which is 8:30 AM in Dublin. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Hong Kong and Dublin change during the year?
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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