UTC+08:00

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UTC+08:00
UTC hue4map X world Robinson.png
  ~ 120 degrees E - all year round
Meridians
Central 120 degrees E
Western border (nautical) 112.5 degrees E
Eastern border (nautical) 127.5 degrees E
External links
UTC+08:00 June 2011, in Yellow (observed all year round in all locations), Light Blue - Sea Areas
Time in Indonesia:
  UTC+07:00 - Western Indonesian Time
  UTC+08:00 - Central Indonesian Time
  UTC+09:00 - Eastern Indonesian Time
Neighboring countries:
  UTC+07:00 - Thailand
  UTC+08:00 - Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines
  UTC+09:00 - East Timor
  UTC+09:30 - Australia
  UTC+10:00 - Papua New Guinea
Time in Australia
  UTC+08:00
  UTC+09:30 / DST: UTC+10:30
  UTC+10:00 / DST: UTC+11:00
Time zones of China 1912:
  UTC+05:30 Kunlun Time
  UTC+06:00 Sinkiang-Tibet Time
  UTC+07:00 Kansu-Szechuan Time
  UTC+08:00 Chungyuan Time
  UTC+08:30 Changpai Time

UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as 2012-02-26T05:43:58+08:00.

With an estimated population of 1.53 billion living within the time zone, roughly 22.5% of the world population, it is the most populous time zone in world, as well as a possible candidate for ASEAN Common Time.

This time zone is used in all Chinese-speaking countries, giving international Chinese websites the same time.

Contents

[edit] As standard time (all year round)

[edit] Discrepancies between official UTC+08 and geographical UTC+08

[edit] Areas located within UTC+08 longitudes using other time zones

The western parts of Korea, including the cities Pyongyang and Seoul.

[edit] Areas located outside UTC+08 longitudes using UTC+08 time

[edit] Areas between 127°30′ E and 142°30′ E ("physical" UTC+09)

  • Parts of eastern China including the eastern end of Heilongjiang province.
  • Easternmost parts of Western Australia.

[edit] Areas between 97°30′ E and 112°30′ E ("physical" UTC+07)

[edit] Areas between 82°30′ E and 97°30′ E ("physical" UTC+06)

  • Parts of China, including most of Xinjiang province (although most locals observe UTC+06 even if it is officially UTC+08) and most of Tibet.
  • Western Mongolia.

[edit] Areas between 67°30′ E and 82°30′ E ("physical" UTC+05)

  • Parts of western China including western Xinjiang province (although most locals observe UTC+06 even if it is officially UTC+08).

[edit] See also

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