Meeting time

Best time to meet: Hong Kong and Houston

Hong Kong is 14 hours ahead of Houston right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 7:30 AM in Hong Kong, which is 5:30 PM in Houston — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 11:59 PMHong Kong · Hong Kong Standard TimeTue 9:59 AMHouston · Central Standard 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 KongHouston
6 AM4 PM day beforeHouston at work
7 AM5 PM day beforeBoth off
8 AM6 PM day beforeBoth off
9 AM7 PM day beforeHong Kong at work
10 AM8 PM day beforeHong Kong at work
11 AM9 PM day beforeHong Kong at work
12 PM10 PM day beforeHong Kong at work
1 PM11 PM day beforeHong Kong at work
2 PM12 AMHong Kong at work
3 PM1 AMHong Kong at work
4 PM2 AMHong Kong at work
5 PM3 AMBoth off
6 PM4 AMBoth off
7 PM5 AMBoth off
8 PM6 AMBoth off
9 PM7 AMBoth off
10 PM8 AMBoth off

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 / Houston)
Now to March 14, 202714 hours aheadNone7:30 AM / 5:30 PM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Houston go forward
13 hours aheadNone7 AM / 6 PM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Houston go back
14 hours aheadNone7:30 AM / 5:30 PM

Hong Kong keeps the same clock as Singapore; Houston keeps the same clock as Chicago.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Houston when it is 9 AM in Hong Kong?
7 PM in Houston, the day before, while Hong Kong is 14 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Hong Kong and Houston?
7:30 AM in Hong Kong, which is 5:30 PM in Houston. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Hong Kong and Houston 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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