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This converter keeps KST at UTC+8:30. Pyongyang uses GMT+9 (UTC+9) on this date. Choose Pyongyang, Hamhung, or Nampo for city-specific time.
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8:30 pm20:30 KST (UTC+8:30), Oct 14, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Oct 14, 2026

KST is 3 hours ahead of IST.

KST and IST examples

These examples always use KST (UTC+8:30) and IST (UTC+5:30). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

KST is 3 hours ahead of IST.

How the time difference changes

KST Pyongyang is 3 hours ahead of IST year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in KST Pyongyang correspond to 6:00 am to 2:00 pm in IST.Working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in KST Pyongyang correspond to 06:00 to 14:00 in IST.

Compare KST time with IST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Pyongyang Time is 3 hours ahead of India Standard Time.
8:30 pm20:30 in KST is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST

KST to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 12pm-5pm12:00-17:00 in KST which corresponds to 9am-2pm09:00-14:00 in IST

8:30 pm20:30 Pyongyang Time (KST). Offset UTC +8:30 hours
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours

8:30 pm20:30 KST / 5:30 pm17:30 IST

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Pyongyang Time

Offset: KST is 8 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

KST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +0830 - basic
  • +08:30 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +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.
KST Abbreviation: Several time zones share KST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Korea Standard Time - UTC +9
  • Pyongyang Time - UTC +8:30

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

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +0530 - basic
  • +05:30 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +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.
IANA/Olson: Reflects IST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Calcutta
  • Asia/Kolkata
IST Abbreviation: Several time zones share IST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
  • Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
  • Israel Standard Time - UTC +2