Korea Standard Time
E45216
Korea Standard Time is the time zone used on the Korean Peninsula, set at UTC+9 hours.
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.
this entity surface form:
Asia/Seoul
this entity surface form:
KST
subject surface form:
Yakutsk Time
this entity surface form:
한국 표준시
subject surface form:
Vladivostok Time
subject surface form:
Eumseong County
this entity surface form:
KST