Korea Standard Time

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Korea Standard Time is the time zone used on the Korean Peninsula, set at UTC+9 hours.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
KST 2
Asia/Seoul 1
한국 표준시 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf time zone
abbreviation Korea Standard Time self-linksurface differs
surface form: KST
continent Asia
country North Korea
South Korea
currentOffsetInNorthKoreaSince 2018
currentOffsetInSouthKoreaSince 1961
DSTCurrentlyObservedInNorthKorea no
DSTCurrentlyObservedInSouthKorea no
DSTObserved false
follows Coordinated Universal Time
historicalOffset UTC+08:30
historicalOffsetUsedFrom UTC+08:30 used 1908–1912
UTC+08:30 used 1954–1961 in South Korea
UTC+08:30 used 2015–2018 in North Korea
IANAZoneName Pyongyang Time
surface form: Asia/Pyongyang

Korea Standard Time self-linksurface differs
surface form: Asia/Seoul
introducedInKorea 1908
languageContext Korean language
legalStatus official standard time defined by North Korean law
official standard time defined by South Korean law
nativeName Korea Standard Time self-linksurface differs
surface form: 한국 표준시
nativeNameRomanization Aegukga
surface form: Hanguk Pyojunsi
observesDSTHistorically yes (South Korea 1948–1960s, intermittently)
offsetFromUTCInHours 9
offsetInSeconds 32400
region Korean Peninsula
sameOffsetAs Japan Standard Time
Yakutsk Time (seasonally, depending on Russian DST history)
surface form: Yakutsk Time (standard)
standardTimeOf North Korea
surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

South Korea
surface form: Republic of Korea
timeNotation 24-hour clock (official)
timeZoneCode Korea Standard Time self-linksurface differs
surface form: KST
typicalCity Busan
Incheon NERFINISHED
Pyongyang
Seoul
usedByBroadcasting Korean television networks
usedByMilitary Korean People's Army
surface form: Korean People’s Army

Republic of Korea Armed Forces (operationally associated)
surface form: Republic of Korea Armed Forces
usedByStockExchange Korea Exchange (KRX)
usedFor civil timekeeping in North Korea
civil timekeeping in South Korea
usedInCapital Pyongyang
Seoul
usesDaylightSavingTime no
UTCOffset UTC+09:00

Referenced by (48)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Korea Standard Time IANAZoneName Korea Standard Time self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Asia/Seoul
Korea Standard Time abbreviation Korea Standard Time self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: KST
subject surface form: Yakutsk Time
Bank of Korea locatedInTimeZone Korea Standard Time
Busan Cinema Center locatedInTimeZone Korea Standard Time
Busan Station locatedInTimeZone Korea Standard Time
Busanjin District locatedInTimeZone Korea Standard Time
Gijang County locatedInTimeZone Korea Standard Time
Hyundai Motor Company locatedInTimeZone Korea Standard Time
Jung District locatedInTimeZone Korea Standard Time
LG Corporation locatedInTimeZone Korea Standard Time
Nam District locatedInTimeZone Korea Standard Time
Osan, South Korea locatedInTimeZone Korea Standard Time
Panmunjom locatedInTimeZone Korea Standard Time
Samsung Heavy Industries locatedInTimeZone Korea Standard Time
Supreme Court of South Korea locatedInTimeZone Korea Standard Time
USAMGIK locatedInTimeZone Korea Standard Time
Yeonje District locatedInTimeZone Korea Standard Time
Yeouido-dong locatedInTimeZone Korea Standard Time
Korea Standard Time nativeName Korea Standard Time self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 한국 표준시
Timor Leste Time sameOffsetAs Korea Standard Time
Vladivostok Time (VLAT) sameOffsetAs Korea Standard Time
subject surface form: Vladivostok Time
Buk District timeZone Korea Standard Time
Daegu timeZone Korea Standard Time
Daejeon timeZone Korea Standard Time
Dongnae District timeZone Korea Standard Time
subject surface form: Eumseong County
Gangseo District timeZone Korea Standard Time
Geumjeong District timeZone Korea Standard Time
Gimhae International Airport timeZone Korea Standard Time
Gwangju timeZone Korea Standard Time
Gyeonggi Province timeZone Korea Standard Time
Incheon timeZone Korea Standard Time
Korea Exchange timeZone Korea Standard Time
Korean Peninsula timeZone Korea Standard Time
North Korea timeZone Korea Standard Time
Pyeongtaek timeZone Korea Standard Time
Saha District timeZone Korea Standard Time
Seoul timeZone Korea Standard Time
Suyeong District timeZone Korea Standard Time
Ulsan timeZone Korea Standard Time
Yeongdo District timeZone Korea Standard Time
Yeongnam region timeZone Korea Standard Time
Korea Standard Time timeZoneCode Korea Standard Time self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: KST
Camp Humphreys timezone Korea Standard Time
Sasang District timezone Korea Standard Time