IRKST to KST Pyongyang Converter
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8:00 pm20:00 IRKT (UTC+8), Nov 9, 2026 = 8:30 pm20:30 KST (UTC+8:30), Nov 9, 2026
IRKT is 30 minutes behind KST.
IRKST and KST examples
These examples always use IRKST (UTC+9) and KST (UTC+8:30). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
IRKST is 30 minutes ahead of KST.
How the time difference changes
IRKT is 30 minutes behind KST Pyongyang year-round.
Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in IRKT correspond to 9:30 am to 6:30 pm in KST Pyongyang.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in IRKT correspond to 09:30 to 18:30 in KST Pyongyang.
Compare IRKST time with KST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Irkutsk Time is 30 minutes behind Pyongyang Time.
8:00 pm20:00 in IRKT is 8:30 pm20:30 in KST
IRKT to KST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5:30pm09:00-17:30 in IRKT which corresponds to 9:30am-6pm09:30-18:00 in KST.
8:00 pm20:00 Irkutsk Time (IRKT). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
8:30 pm20:30 Pyongyang Time (KST). Offset UTC +8:30 hours
8:00 pm20:00 IRKT / 8:30 pm20:30 KST
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| IRKT | KST |
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| 12:30am | |
| 1:30am | |
| 2:30am | |
| 3:30am | |
| 4:30am | |
| 5:30am | |
| 6:30am | |
| 7:30am | |
| 8:30am | |
| 9:30am | |
| 10:30am | |
| 11:30am | |
| 12:30pm | |
| 1:30pm | |
| 2:30pm | |
| 3:30pm | |
| 4:30pm | |
| 5:30pm | |
| 6:30pm | |
| 7:30pm | |
| 8:30pm | |
| 9:30pm | |
| 10:30pm | |
| 11:30pm | |
| 00:30 | |
| 01:30 | |
| 02:30 | |
| 03:30 | |
| 04:30 | |
| 05:30 | |
| 06:30 | |
| 07:30 | |
| 08:30 | |
| 09:30 | |
| 10:30 | |
| 11:30 | |
| 12:30 | |
| 13:30 | |
| 14:30 | |
| 15:30 | |
| 16:30 | |
| 17:30 | |
| 18:30 | |
| 19:30 | |
| 20:30 | |
| 21:30 | |
| 22:30 | |
| 23:30 |
Irkutsk Summer Time
Offset: IRKST is 9 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
IRKST representations, usage and related time zones
- +09 - basic short
- +0900 - basic
- +09:00 - extended
- +0900 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (09) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of nine hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- India - Military abbreviation for IRKST
- I - short form of 'India'
- AWDT - Australian Western Daylight Time
- CHOST - Choibalsan Summer Time
- I - India Time Zone
- IRKST - Irkutsk Summer Time
- JST - Japan Standard Time
- KST - Korea Standard Time
- PWT - Palau Time
- TLT - East Timor Time
- ULAST - Ulaanbaatar Summer Time
- WIT - Eastern Indonesian Time
- YAKT - Yakutsk Time
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