ET to KST Pyongyang Converter
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8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 18, 2026 = 8:30 pm20:30 KST (UTC+8:30), Oct 18, 2026
EDT is 12 hours and 30 minutes behind KST.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, ET is 12 hours and 30 minutes behind KST Pyongyang. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, ET is 13 hours and 30 minutes behind KST Pyongyang.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in ET correspond to 9:30 pm to 6:30 am (next day) in KST Pyongyang. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in ET correspond to 10:30 pm to 7:30 am (next day) in KST Pyongyang.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in ET correspond to 21:30 to 06:30 (next day) in KST Pyongyang. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in ET correspond to 22:30 to 07:30 (next day) in KST Pyongyang.
Compare ET time with KST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Eastern Daylight Time is 12 hours and 30 minutes behind Pyongyang Time.
8:00 am08:00 in EDT is 8:30 pm20:30 in KST
EDT to KST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7pm-8pm19:00-20:00 in EDT which corresponds to 7:30am-8:30am07:30-08:30 in KST (next day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
8:30 pm20:30 Pyongyang Time (KST). Offset UTC +8:30 hours
8:00 am08:00 EDT / 8:30 pm20:30 KST
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Eastern Time
Eastern Time (ET) is a general term used to describe the areas that observe either the Eastern Standard Time (EST) or Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) in the United States and Canada. ET is not static but switches between EDT and EST.
ET is also used somewhat as a de facto official time for all of the United States because it encompasses 17 U.S. states in the eastern part of the contiguous United States including the capital city Washington D.C., the most populous city New York and half of the country’s population.
In the United States nationally televised programs, evening newscasts, talent and awards shows, and any other nationally televised event that airs live on American television during prime time and on the weekends are broadcast live in the Eastern Time Zone. Major professional sports leagues MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL also provide their game times in Eastern Time, even if teams are from outside of Eastern Time.
Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the ET time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.
French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est
Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste
Today the lighter areas are on UTC−5 (Central Daylight Time, EST).
ET representations, usage and related time zones
- -05 - basic short
- -0500 - basic
- -05:00 - extended
- -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Romeo - Military abbreviation for ET
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- Eastern Time - UTC -5
- Tiempo del Este - UTC -5
- CDT - Central Daylight Time
- EST - Eastern Standard Time
- ET - Eastern Time
- COT - Colombia Time
- CST - Cuba Standard Time
- EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
- ECT - Ecuador Time
- PET - Peru Time
- R - Romeo Time Zone
Pyongyang Time
Offset: KST is 8 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
KST representations, usage and related time zones
- +0830 - basic
- +08:30 - extended
- +0830 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
- Korea Standard Time - UTC +9
- Pyongyang Time - UTC +8:30