Time in North Korea, called Pyongyang Time[1] (Korean: 평양시간; Hanja: 平壤時間 or PYT) or Standard Time of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (조선민주주의인민공화국 표준시간; 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國標準時間), is since May 2018 equal to Korea Standard Time: 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00). Like South Korea, North Korea does not currently observe daylight saving time.[2] Time keeping in North Korea is under the State Commission for Science and Technology.
Before modern clocks were introduced into Korea, Koreans kept time with the help of a sundial during the daytime and a water clock at night. In 1434, Jang Yeong-sil, a Joseon scientist and astronomer with other scientists, developed Korea's first sundial, Angbu Ilgu (앙부일구; 仰釜日晷) and was put into service as standard time-keeper of the kingdom and began the standard time at Hanyang (Seoul) which was calculated to be UTC+08:27:52.[3] In 1442, Chiljeongsan, an astronomical calendar system that was created during the reign of King Sejong used Hanyang (Seoul) local time as its standard as it overcame the limitations of previous-made calendars.[4] The Korean Empire adopted a standard time of 8½ hours ahead of UTC (UTC+08:30), which is similar to Pyongyang Standard Time, around the beginning of the 20th century. Some sources claim 1908,[5] others claim 1912[6] and yet another claims that mean local standard time was used prior to 1908 and that UTC+08:30 was used from 1 April 1908 to 31 December 1911 and again from 21 March 1954 to 9 August 1961.[7] In 1912, the Governor-General of Korea changed the time zone to UTC+09:00 to align with Japan Standard Time.
On 5 August 2015, the North Korean government decided to return to UTC+08:30, effective 15 August 2015, and said the official name would be Pyongyang Time or (PYT).[8][9] The government of North Korea made this decision as a break from "imperialism"; the time zone change went into effect on the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Korea.[10] The South Korean government officials worried about inconvenience in Inter-Korean exchange and cooperation, including commuting to and from the Kaesong Industrial Region, and further difference of lifestyle between the North and South Korean people.[9]
On 29 April 2018, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un announced his country would be returning to UTC+09:00 to realign its clocks with South Korea. On 30 April 2018, the Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea issued a decree about changing the time zone in North Korea as a further step in unifying Korea and eliminating differences between the South and North.[11][12][13] The time zone change was applied at 23:30 on 4 May 2018 (UTC+08:30).[14][15]
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조선민주주의인민공화국 최고인민회의 상임위원회 정령 제599호 [Decision No. 599 of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea]
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Time in North Korea called Pyongyang Time 1 Korean 평양시간 Hanja 平壤時間 or PYT or Standard Time of the Democratic People s Republic of Korea 조선민주주의인민공화국 표준시간 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國標準時間 is since May 2018 equal to Korea Standard Time 9 hours ahead of UTC UTC 09 00 Like South Korea North Korea does not currently observe daylight saving time 2 Time keeping in North Korea is under the State Commission for Science and Technology Pyongyang TimeTime zoneMap of East Asia with timezonesUTC offsetPYTUTC 9 00Current time08 17 16 February 2024 UTC 09 00 refresh Central meridianDate time group Contents 1 History 2 IANA time zone database 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editBefore modern clocks were introduced into Korea Koreans kept time with the help of a sundial during the daytime and a water clock at night In 1434 Jang Yeong sil a Joseon scientist and astronomer with other scientists developed Korea s first sundial Angbu Ilgu 앙부일구 仰釜日晷 and was put into service as standard time keeper of the kingdom and began the standard time at Hanyang Seoul which was calculated to be UTC 08 27 52 3 In 1442 Chiljeongsan an astronomical calendar system that was created during the reign of King Sejong used Hanyang Seoul local time as its standard as it overcame the limitations of previous made calendars 4 The Korean Empire adopted a standard time of 8 hours ahead of UTC UTC 08 30 which is similar to Pyongyang Standard Time around the beginning of the 20th century Some sources claim 1908 5 others claim 1912 6 and yet another claims that mean local standard time was used prior to 1908 and that UTC 08 30 was used from 1 April 1908 to 31 December 1911 and again from 21 March 1954 to 9 August 1961 7 In 1912 the Governor General of Korea changed the time zone to UTC 09 00 to align with Japan Standard Time On 5 August 2015 the North Korean government decided to return to UTC 08 30 effective 15 August 2015 and said the official name would be Pyongyang Time or PYT 8 9 The government of North Korea made this decision as a break from imperialism the time zone change went into effect on the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Korea 10 The South Korean government officials worried about inconvenience in Inter Korean exchange and cooperation including commuting to and from the Kaesong Industrial Region and further difference of lifestyle between the North and South Korean people 9 On 29 April 2018 North Korean leader Kim Jong un announced his country would be returning to UTC 09 00 to realign its clocks with South Korea On 30 April 2018 the Supreme People s Assembly of North Korea issued a decree about changing the time zone in North Korea as a further step in unifying Korea and eliminating differences between the South and North 11 12 13 The time zone change was applied at 23 30 on 4 May 2018 UTC 08 30 14 15 IANA time zone database editThe IANA time zone database contains one zone for North Korea in the file zone tab named Asia Pyongyang 16 See also edit nbsp North Korea portalTime in South Korea Time zone UTC 08 30 UTC 09 00References edit Decree on Redesignating Pyongyang Time Naenara 30 April 2018 Retrieved 4 May 2018 When is Daylight Saving Time Worldwide WebExhibits A Bridge between Conceptual Frameworks Sciences Society and Technology Studies edited by Raffaele Pisano Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 7 October 2016 Retrieved 6 September 2016 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Munroe Tony Kim Jack 6 August 2015 Tait Paul ed Turning back the clock North Korea creates Pyongyang Standard Time Reuters Archived from the original on 9 August 2015 Retrieved 7 August 2015 Ts ai Hui yu Caroline 2009 Taiwan in Japan s Empire Building An Institutional Approach to Colonial Engineering Routledge p 97 ISBN 978 0 203 88875 9 LCCN 2008018374 OCLC 227205710 After Japan took over Taiwan in 1895 the new empire was divided into two standard time zones central and western In 1912 Korea adopted the central time zone as a result of its merger with Japan in 1910 Dershowitz Nachum Reingold Edward M 2008 17 10 The Korean Calendar Calendrical Calculations 3rd ed Cambridge University Press p 269 ISBN 978 0 521 88540 9 OCLC 144768713 OL 3347485W Prior to April 1 1908 local mean time was used for some intervals since then 8 5 hours after U T was used as the time zone from 1 April 1908 to 31 December 1911 and from 21 March 1954 until 9 August 1961 North Korea to introduce new timezone sic this month BNO News 7 August 2015 Archived from the original on 25 September 2015 Retrieved 7 August 2015 a b North Korea s new time zone to break from imperialism BBC News 7 August 2015 Retrieved 7 August 2015 Mathis Lilley Ben 7 August 2015 North Korea Invents New Time Zone Pyongyang Time Slate Westcott Ben Yoonjung Seo Jeong Sophie Watkins Eli 29 April 2018 North Korea will close main nuclear test site in May South says CNN Archived from the original on 1 May 2018 Retrieved 29 April 2018 혼란 주던 30분 시차 사라진다 서울 표준시로 통일 in Korean 29 April 2018 Retrieved 29 April 2018 N Korea to adjust time zone to match the South RTHK Agence France Presse 30 April 2018 Retrieved 30 April 2018 North Korea changes its time zone BBC News 5 May 2018 Retrieved 5 May 2018 Time for change North Korea moves clocks forward to keep up with South The Guardian Associated Press 5 May 2018 Retrieved 9 May 2018 IANA Time Zone Database IANA External links edit nbsp Korean Wikisource has original text related to this article 조선민주주의인민공화국 최고인민회의 상임위원회 정령 제599호 Decision No 599 of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People s Assembly of the Democratic People s Republic of Korea North Korea at Time and date Asia Pyongyang at Travelmath Asia Pyongyang at TWiki Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Time in North Korea amp oldid 1185467203, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
