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Time until Honkai Star Rail 4.0 update releases globally

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The Honkai Star Rail 4.0 update is set to release on February 13, 2026, and it will introduce a plethora of new content within the Planarcadia region. Players can expect to meet new characters from the planet including Sparxie, who is featured on the upcoming banner with Yao Guang. Moreover, Trailblazers will earn massive rewards by completing exploration, puzzles, and quests around Planarcadia.

For those willing to track them all, this article discusses the Honkai Star Rail 4.0 update release window across major regions.

Honkai Star Rail 4.0 update release date and countdown

Version 4.0 Event Warp: Phase I During the event, the drop rate of the limited 5-star character Yao Guang (Elation: Physical) and the limited 5-star Light Cone When She Decided to See (Elation) will be boosted in the Warp. Warp period: After the 2026/02/13 Version 4.0 update –

HoYoverse has scheduled the Honkai Star Rail 4.0 update on February 13, 2026, at 11 am (UTC+8). For servers in America, the patch will drop on February 12, 2026, due to the time zone differences. The officials will conduct a maintenance break five hours before the global launch, locking players out of the game.

Trailblazers can use the countdown below to track the time until the HSR 4.0 update releases globally:

America (February 12, 2026)

  • Pacific Standard Time (PST): 7 pm
  • Mountain Standard Time (MST): 8 pm
  • Central Standard Time (CST): 9 pm
  • Eastern Standard Time (EST): 10 pm

Europe (February 13, 2026)

  • Western European Time (WET): 3 am
  • Central European Time (CET): 4 am
  • Eastern European Time (EET): 5 am

Asia (February 13, 2026)

  • India Standard Time (IST): 8:30 am
  • China Standard Time (CST): 11 am
  • Philippine Standard Time (PHT): 11 am
  • Japanese Standard Time (JST): 12 pm
  • Korea Standard Time (KST): 12 pm

Honkai Star Rail 4.0 banner characters

Yao Guang banner preview (Image via HoYoverse)
Yao Guang banner preview (Image via HoYoverse)

The Honkai Star Rail 4.0 banner will introduce Yao Guang and Sparxie to the playable roster. Both the 5-star units hails from the Elation Path. Their corresponding banners will feature various rerun characters, which are specified below:

Phase 1

  • 5-star: Yao Guang (Physical, Elation Path)
  • 5-star: Evernight (Ice, Remembrance Path)
  • 5-star: Hysilens (Physical, Nihility Path)
  • 5-star: Black Swan (Wind, Nihility Path)
  • 4-star: Pela (Ice, Nihility Path)
  • 4-star: Hanya (Physical, Harmony Path)
  • 4-star: Qingque (Quantum, Erudition Path)

Phase 2

  • 5-star: Sparxie (Fire, Elation Path)
  • 5-star: Cerydra (Wind, Harmony Path)
  • 5-star: Rappa (Imaginary, Erudition Path)
  • 5-star: Sparkle (Quantum, Harmony Path)
  • 4-star: Pela (Ice, Nihility Path)
  • 4-star: Hanya (Physical, Harmony Path)
  • 4-star: Qingque (Quantum, Erudition Path)

Yao Guang banner will be avialable until the end of version 4.0. The patch will also feature a 5-star character selector, allowing you to claim one of the featured entities for free.