IST to KST Pyongyang Converter
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5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Oct 14, 2026 = 8:30 pm20:30 KST (UTC+8:30), Oct 14, 2026
IST is 3 hours behind KST.
IST and KST examples
These examples always use IST (UTC+5:30) 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.
IST is 3 hours behind KST.
How the time difference changes
IST is 3 hours behind KST Pyongyang year-round.
Working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in IST correspond to 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm in KST Pyongyang.Working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in IST correspond to 12:00 to 20:00 in KST Pyongyang.
Compare IST time with KST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
India Standard Time is 3 hours behind Pyongyang Time.
5:30 pm17:30 in IST is 8:30 pm20:30 in KST
IST to KST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-2pm09:00-14:00 in IST which corresponds to 12pm-5pm12:00-17:00 in KST
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
8:30 pm20:30 Pyongyang Time (KST). Offset UTC +8:30 hours
5:30 pm17:30 IST / 8:30 pm20:30 KST
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India Standard Time
Offset: IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: India
Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST time zone is Mumbai in India, with about 12.692 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in India Standard Time (IST) do not change for daylight saving time, so IST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
IST representations, usage and related time zones
- +0530 - basic
- +05:30 - extended
- +0530 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
- Asia/Calcutta
- Asia/Kolkata
- India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
- Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
- Israel Standard Time - UTC +2
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