UTC+08:00
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| UTC+08:00 | |
|---|---|
| Time zone | |
 World map with the time zone highlighted | |
| UTC offset | |
| UTC | UTC+00:00 |
| Current time | |
| 12:21, 18 November 2024 UTC+08:00 [refresh] | |
| Observance of DST | |
| DST is observed throughout this time zone. | |
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| KALT | Kaliningrad Time | UTC+2 | (MSK−1) | |
| MSK | Moscow Time | UTC+3 | (MSK±0) | |
| SAMT | Samara Time | UTC+4 | (MSK+1) | |
| YEKT | Yekaterinburg Time | UTC+5 | (MSK+2) | |
| OMST | Omsk Time | UTC+6 | (MSK+3) | |
| KRAT | Krasnoyarsk Time | UTC+7 | (MSK+4) | |
| IRKT | Irkutsk Time | UTC+8 | (MSK+5) | |
| YAKT | Yakutsk Time | UTC+9 | (MSK+6) | |
| VLAT | Vladivostok Time | UTC+10 | (MSK+7) | |
| MAGT | Magadan Time | UTC+11 | (MSK+8) | |
| PETT | Kamchatka Time | UTC+12 | (MSK+9) |
 Map of time zones of Indonesia | |
| Western Indonesia Time UTC offset | UTC+07:00 |
|---|---|
| Central Indonesia Time UTC offset | UTC+08:00 |
| Eastern Indonesia Time UTC offset | UTC+09:00 |
| Adopted | 1 January 1988 |
| Time notation | 24-hour clock |
| tz database | Asia/Jakarta · Asia/Pontianak · Asia/Makassar · Asia/Jayapura |
| Standard | DST | Zone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTC+08:00 (year round) | Western Time | ||
| UTC+09:30 (year round) | Central Time | ||
| UTC+09:30 | UTC+10:30 | Central Time | |
| UTC+10:00 (year round) | Eastern Time | ||
| UTC+10:00 | UTC+11:00 | Eastern Time | |
| UTC+10:30 | UTC+11:00 | Lord Howe Island | |
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 2024-11-18T12:21:19+08:00.
With an estimated population of 1.708 billion living within the time zone[citation needed], roughly 24% 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.
The southern-half of Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) was formerly part of this time zone prior to the communist takeover of the South on April 30, 1975, making it 1 hour ahead of North Vietnam. After 1975, the whole country came under the North Vietnamese time zone, UTC+07:00.
As standard time (all year round)
Principal cities: Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taipei
North Asia
East Asia
China - China Standard Time
Hong Kong - Hong Kong Time (Hong Kong Standard Time)
Macau - Macau Time (Macau Standard Time)
Mongolia - (most of the country) - Time in Mongolia
Taiwan - National Standard Time
Southeast Asia
Philippines - Philippine Standard Time
Brunei - Brunei Darussalam Standard Time
Malaysia - Malaysia Standard Time
Singapore - Singapore Standard Time
Indonesia (Central areas) - Indonesia Central Time
Oceania
Antarctica
- Some bases in Antarctica. See also Time in Antarctica.
Discrepancies between official UTC+08 and geographical UTC+08
This section is only partly updated for Russia which had the latest time zone changes in 2016.
Areas located within UTC+08 longitudes using other time zones
This concerns areas within 112°30′ E to 127°30′ E longitude.
- Parts of Indonesia, including eastern East Java with its capital city Surabaya, most of Central Kalimantan, and eastern part of West Kalimantan, where UTC+07:00 is used.
- The western parts of Korea, including the South Korean capital city, Seoul, where UTC+09:00 is used.
Areas located outside UTC+08 longitudes using UTC+08 time
Areas between 127°30′ E and 142°30′ E ("physical" UTC+09)
- Parts of (north)eastern China including the eastern half of Heilongjiang Province and the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province.
- Easternmost parts of Western Australia.
Areas between 97°30′ E and 112°30′ E ("physical" UTC+07)
From south to north:
- Singapore
- Malaysia:
- Western part of Sarawak, including its capital Kuching.
- Peninsular Malaysia, where the nation's capital Kuala Lumpur is located.
- Many parts of central China including:
- Most of central Mongolia including the capital Ulaanbaatar.
- In Russia, most of:
Areas between 82°30′ E and 97°30′ E ("physical" UTC+06)
- Parts of China
- most of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (although many locals set their clocks at UTC+06 even if it is officially UTC+08, in any case work and shop schedules are two hours after Beijing).[1] See also Time in China.
- most of Tibet Autonomous Region
- Western Mongolia.
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).
See also
- Time in Australia
- Time in China
- Time in Indonesia
- Time in Malaysia
- Time in Mongolia
- Time in the Philippines
- Time in Russia
- Time in Singapore
- Time in Taiwan
- Time in Vietnam