Time in North Korea

Pyongyang Time
Time zone
Pyongyang Time
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UTC offset
PYTUTC+9:00
Current time
04:20, 30 April 2024 UTC+09:00 [refresh]
Central meridian
Date-time group

Time in North Korea, called Pyongyang Time[1] (Korean평양시간; Hancha平壤時間 or PYT) or Standard Time of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (조선민주주의인민공화국 표준시간; 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國標準時間), is since May 2018 equal to Korea Standard Time: 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00). Like South Korea, North Korea does not currently observe daylight saving time.[2] Time keeping in North Korea is under the State Commission for Science and Technology.

  1. ^ "Decree on Redesignating Pyongyang Time". Naenara. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  2. ^ "When is Daylight Saving Time Worldwide?". WebExhibits.

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