Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.6 arrived on the same day its downtime hit, briefly kicking every player off while the patch rolled out and Pearl joined the roster. HoYoverse runs a single global maintenance window for these updates rather than staggering it server by server, so the timing was identical everywhere — it just landed at very different clock times depending on where you play.
Quick answer: Version 4.6 maintenance ran from 6:00 AM to 11:00 AM (UTC+8) on September 28, 2026, a roughly five-hour window that has now ended. Servers are back online and the new content is playable.
The Version 4.6 maintenance window
Downtime opened at 6:00 AM (UTC+8) and wrapped at 11:00 AM (UTC+8) on September 28. Because the window is global, players in the Americas hit it on the evening of September 27, while accounts in Asia ran into it on the morning of September 28. Login was disabled across all servers for the duration.
The planned maintenance window was roughly five hours. Servers came back a little ahead of schedule, before 11:00 AM (UTC+8). Version 4.6 content was accessible as soon as maintenance concluded.
Maintenance start and end times by region
Every entry below reflects the same single global window. The end times match the planned five-hour schedule.
| Time zone | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| PDT (UTC-7) | Sep 27, 3:00 PM | Sep 27, 8:00 PM |
| EDT (UTC-4) | Sep 27, 6:00 PM | Sep 27, 11:00 PM |
| UTC / GMT | Sep 27, 10:00 PM | Sep 28, 3:00 AM |
| BST (UTC+1) | Sep 27, 11:00 PM | Sep 28, 4:00 AM |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Sep 28, 12:00 AM | Sep 28, 5:00 AM |
| IST (UTC+5:30) | Sep 28, 3:30 AM | Sep 28, 8:30 AM |
| CST (UTC+8) | Sep 28, 6:00 AM | Sep 28, 11:00 AM |
| JST / KST (UTC+9) | Sep 28, 7:00 AM | Sep 28, 12:00 PM |
| AEST (UTC+10) | Sep 28, 8:00 AM | Sep 28, 1:00 PM |
| NZST (UTC+12) | Sep 28, 10:00 AM | Sep 28, 3:00 PM |
The Americas effectively got Version 4.6 on the evening of September 27, while Europe and Asia crossed over into September 28 before the update went live.
300 Stellar Jade compensation for the downtime
The standard maintenance compensation is available. Accounts that reached Trailblaze Level 4+ before downtime began qualify for 300 Stellar Jades. The reward arrives in your in-game mailbox after servers reopen; claim it before the message expires.
How to confirm the servers are back and the update applied
With the servers reopened, the full 4.6 lineup is available, including Pearl’s debut banner and the Phase 1 reruns. Anyone still saving up for pulls can top off their Stellar Jades before diving into the new Elation content.
