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9:00 pm21:00 KST (UTC+9), Nov 5, 2026 = 11:00 pm23:00 BST (UTC+11), Nov 5, 2026

Pyongyang is 2 hours behind BST.

How the time difference changes

Pyongyang is 2 hours behind BST Pacific year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Pyongyang correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in BST Pacific.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Pyongyang correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in BST Pacific.

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

Time Difference

KST (Korea Standard Time) is 2 hours behind Bougainville Standard Time.
9:00 pm21:00 in Pyongyang, North Korea is 11:00 pm23:00 in BST

Pyongyang to BST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in Pyongyang which corresponds to 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in BST

9:00 pm21:00 KST (Korea Standard Time) (Pyongyang, North Korea). Offset UTC +9:00 hours
11:00 pm23:00 Bougainville Standard Time (BST). Offset UTC +11:00 hours

9:00 pm21:00 Pyongyang, North Korea / 11:00 pm23:00 BST

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Pyongyang Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
KST – Korea Standard Time, UTC+9 (no daylight saving time)

Pyongyang Facts

Country
North Korea
Alternative Names
Binh Nhuong, Bình Nhưỡng, FNJ, Heijo, Heijo-fu, Heijō, Heijō-fu, Heizyo, Heizyo Hu, Heizyō, Heizyō Hu, Hpyeng-yang, P'yongyang, P'yongyang-si, P'yŏngyang, P'yŏngyang-si, P-hjong-jang, P-hjöng-jang, Pchenjanas, Pchjongjang, Phenian, Phenjan, Phenjana, Phyeng-yang, Phyong-yang, Pienyang, Pingyang, Pion'gian'nk, Pion'nkgian'nk, Piongiang, Pionguiangue, Pionyang, Pjoengjang, Pjongian, Pjongjang, Pjongjango, Pjöngjang, Pkhen'jan, Pkhenjan, Pxenyan, Pyeongyang, Pyoengyang, Pyongyang, Pyongyang-si, Pyöngyang, bywnghyangh, peiyngyang, pi'ongayanga, ping rang, ping rang shi, piyam iyam, piyonyan, pkheniani, pyamgayanga, pyang yang, pyeong-yang, pyeong-yangjighalsi, pyeong-yangsi, pyon'gyang, pyongayanga, pywng yang, pywngyang, Πιονγιάνγκ, Πιονγκγιάνγκ, Пхеньян, Пхенян, Пјонгјанг, Փխենյան, פיאנגיאנג, פיונגיאנג, بيونغيانغ, پيونګيانګ, پيونگ يانگ, پيوڭياڭ, پیانگ یانگ, پیونگ‌یانگ, پیۆنگیانگ, प्याँगयांग, प्योंगयांग, পিয়ং ইয়াং, ਪਿਓਂਗਯਾਂਗ, பியொங்யாங், ಪ್ಯೊನ್ಗ್ಯಾಂಗ್, เปียงยาง, ཕོང་ཡང་།, ფხენიანი, ፕዮንግያንግ, 平壌, 平壤, 平壤市, 평양, 평양시, 평양직할시
Population
3,222,000
Currency
Won (KPW)
Geographic Coordinates
39° 02' N Latitude / 125° 45' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+850

Bougainville Standard Time

Offset: BST is 11 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Papua New Guinea

Principal Cities: The largest city in the BST time zone is Arawa in Papua New Guinea, with about 40,266 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Kieta, Panguna.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Bougainville Standard Time (BST) do not change for daylight saving time, so BST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

BST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +11 - basic short
  • +1100 - basic
  • +11:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +1100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (11) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eleven hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Lima - Military abbreviation for BST
  • L - short form of 'Lima'
BST Abbreviation: Several time zones share BST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • British Summer Time - UTC +1
  • Bangladesh Standard Time - UTC +6
  • Bougainville Standard Time - UTC +11
Time zones with the GMT +11 offset:
  • AEDT - Australian Eastern Daylight Time
  • BST - Bougainville Standard Time
  • KOST - Kosrae Time
  • L - Lima Time Zone
  • LHDT - Lord Howe Daylight Time
  • MAGT - Magadan Time
  • NCT - New Caledonia Time
  • NFT - Norfolk Time
  • PONT - Pohnpei Standard Time
  • SBT - Solomon Islands Time
  • VLAST - Vladivostok Summer Time
  • VUT - Vanuatu Time