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Asia/Pyongyang

Asia/Pyongyang is the IANA time zone for North Korea.

UTC+09:00

Tue, Sep 29 UTC+9 KST

Offsets and daylight saving time

Standard offset
UTC+09:00
Rule
No daylight saving time: UTC+9 all year.

No clock changes are scheduled in the next three years.

Names

Generic name
Korean Standard Time
Abbreviation
KST
Long name
Korean Standard Time

Use it in code

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Asia/Pyongyang' })

# Python
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
ZoneInfo('Asia/Pyongyang')

-- PostgreSQL
SELECT now() AT TIME ZONE 'Asia/Pyongyang';

Cities in Asia/Pyongyang

Also in this zone: Hamhŭng, Namp’o, Sunch’ŏn, Hŭngnam, Kaesŏng, Wŏnsan, Chongjin, Man’gyŏngdae-ri, Kaech’ŏn, Sariwŏn-si, Sinŭiju, Tŏkch’ŏn, Haeju, Kanggye, Changam-ch’on, Hyesan, Paech’ŏn-ŭp.

Offset history since 1970

  • 1970–2014: UTC+9
  • 2015: UTC+8:30 and UTC+9 during the year
  • 2016–2017: UTC+8:30
  • 2018: UTC+8:30 and UTC+9 during the year
  • 2019–2026: UTC+9

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