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9:00 pm21:00 KST (UTC+9), Oct 22, 2026 = 8:00 pm20:00 CHOT (UTC+8), Oct 22, 2026

Pyongyang is 1 hour ahead of CHOT.

How the time difference changes

Pyongyang is 1 hour ahead of CHOT year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Pyongyang correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in CHOT.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Pyongyang correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in CHOT.

Compare Pyongyang time with CHOT 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 1 hour ahead of Choibalsan Time.
9:00 pm21:00 in Pyongyang, North Korea is 8:00 pm20:00 in CHOT

Pyongyang to CHOT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in Pyongyang which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in CHOT

9:00 pm21:00 KST (Korea Standard Time) (Pyongyang, North Korea). Offset UTC +9:00 hours
8:00 pm20:00 Choibalsan Time (CHOT). Offset UTC +8:00 hours

9:00 pm21:00 Pyongyang, North Korea / 8:00 pm20:00 CHOT

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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

Choibalsan Time

Offset: CHOT is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Mongolia

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CHOT time zone is Ulan Bator in Mongolia, with about 844,818 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Erdenet, Darhan, Choibalsan, Nalayh.

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

CHOT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +08 - basic short
  • +0800 - basic
  • +08:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0800 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Hotel - Military abbreviation for CHOT
  • H - short form of 'Hotel'
Time zones with the GMT +8 offset:
  • ACT - ASEAN Common Time
  • AWST - Australian Western Standard Time
  • BNT - Brunei Darussalam Time
  • CAST - Casey Time
  • CHOT - Choibalsan Time
  • CST - China Standard Time
  • H - Hotel Time Zone
  • HKT - Hong Kong Time
  • HOVST - Hovd Summer Time
  • IRKT - Irkutsk Time
  • KRAST - Krasnoyarsk Summer Time
  • MYT - Malaysia Time
  • PHT - Philippine Time
  • SGT - Singapore Time
  • ULAT - Ulaanbaatar Time
  • WITA - Central Indonesian Time