Pyongyang — Asia/Pyongyang
The current local time in the Asia/Pyongyang IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in North Korea in the area around Pyongyang. The zone is currently at UTC +09:00 · GMT+9 and does not observe daylight saving time.
Asia/Pyongyang
Friday, 23 October 2026 GMT+9
Zone information
Offset & DST
Current UTC offset: +09:00
Daylight saving: Not observed
Countries using Asia/Pyongyang
Pyongyang vs. major cities
How far Pyongyang is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Pyongyang, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Pyongyang | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −13 h | 20:00 (prev. day) | None |
| Los Angeles · United States | −16 h | 17:00 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −12 h | 21:00 (prev. day) | None |
| London · United Kingdom | −8 h | 01:00 | None |
| Paris · France | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | −5 h | 04:00 | 14:00–17:00 |
| Delhi · India | −3:30 h | 05:30 | 12:30–17:00 |
| Singapore · Singapore | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| Beijing · China | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Pyongyang time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Pyongyang
Since 1970, Pyongyang has gone through 3 distinct time-keeping periods, none of them with daylight saving time. Since 2018 it has stayed on UTC +09:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Pyongyang stays on UTC +09:00 all year.
Time zone history since 1970
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–2014 | UTC +09:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 2015–2017 | UTC +08:30 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 2018–2026 | UTC +09:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Zones on the same clock as Pyongyang
All IANA zones →These zones show the same time as Asia/Pyongyang on every day of 2026. Their histories may differ.
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