UTC+08:00

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UTC+08:00
World map with the time zone highlighted
UTC offset
UTC	UTC+08:00
Current time
01:35, 11 July 2020 UTC+08:00 [refresh ]
Central meridian
120 degrees E
Date-time group
H

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 2019-02-07T23:28:34+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 the world, as well as a possible candidate for ASEAN Common Time.

This time zone is used in all Chinese-speaking regions, giving international Chinese websites and TV channels the same time.

The southern half of Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) was formerly part of this time zone prior to the national reunification on 30 April 1975, making it 1 hour ahead of North Vietnam. After 1975, the whole country came under the North Vietnamese time zone, UTC+07:00.

Contents

• 1 As standard time (all year round)
  • 1.1 North Asia
  • 1.2 East Asia
  • 1.3 Southeast Asia
  • 1.4 Oceania
  • 1.5 Antarctica
• 2 Discrepancies between official UTC+08:00 and geographical UTC+08:00
  • 2.1 Areas located outside UTC+08:00 longitudes using UTC+08:00 time
    • 2.1.1 Areas between 127°30′ E and 142°30′ E ("physical" UTC+09:00)
    • 2.1.2 Areas between 97°30′ E and 112°30′ E ("physical" UTC+07:00)
    • 2.1.3 Areas between 82°30′ E and 97°30′ E ("physical" UTC+06:00)
    • 2.1.4 Areas between 67°30′ E and 82°30′ E ("physical" UTC+05:00)
• 3 See also
• 4 References
• 5 External links

As standard time (all year round)

Principal cities: Shanghai, Antipolo, Taguig, Makati, Ligao, Pasig, Pasay, Navotas, Paranaque, Muntinlupa, Marikina, Mandaluyong, Malabon, Malolos, Iriga, Quezon City, Malaybalay, Tuguegarao, Ilagan, Tagum, Maasin, Tandag, Tarlac City, Trece Martires, Tacloban, Masbate City, Oroquieta, Vigan, Malolos, Marawi, San Jose del Monte, Gapan, Cabadbaran, Meycauayan, Imus, Kidapawan, Palayan, Catbalogan, Digos, Butuan, Mabalacat, Cabanatuan, Borongan, Balikpapan, Samarinda, Sabah, Caloocan, Las Pinas, Penang, Lamitan, Seberang Perai, Kuching, Kaohsiung, Kupang, Ormoc, Iskandar Puteri, Palu, Shah Alam, Manado, Kendari, Kota Kinabalu, Alor Setar, Alor Gajah, Petaling Jaya, Ipoh, Tarakan, Putrajaya, Tanjung Selor, Cavite City, Banjarmasin, Cebu City, Dipolog, Batangas City, Puerto Galera, Beijing, Davao City, Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Subang Jaya, Calapan, Laoag, Sorsogon City, Iloilo City, Dumaguete, Puerto Princesa, Broga, Tagbilaran, Taipei, Gemas, Surigao City, Hong Kong, Sibu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Terengganu, Kota Bharu, Nasipit, Odiongan, Sibulan, Tabaco, Singapore, Manila, Malacca City, Makassar, Navotas, Denpasar, Olongapo, Seremban, Pagadian, Kalibo, Perth, Johor Bahru, Zamboanga City, Irkutsk

North Asia

•  Russia – Irkutsk Time^[1]
  • Far Eastern Federal District
    • Buryatia
  • Siberian Federal District
    • Irkutsk Oblast

East Asia

•  China – China Standard Time
•  Hong Kong – Hong Kong Time (Hong Kong Standard Time)
•  Macau – Macau Time (Macau Standard Time)
•  Mongolia – Time in Mongolia^[2]
  • Eastern part, including Ulaanbaatar
•  Taiwan – National Standard Time

Southeast Asia

•  Brunei – Brunei Darussalam Standard Time
•  Indonesia – Central Indonesia Time^[3][4]
  • East Kalimantan, Lesser Sunda Islands, North Kalimantan, South Kalimantan and Sulawesi
•  Malaysia – Malaysia Standard Time
•  Philippines – Philippine Standard Time
•  Singapore – Singapore Standard Time

Oceania

•  Australia
  • Western Australia (except Eucla)

Antarctica

• Some bases in Antarctica. See also Time in Antarctica

Discrepancies between official UTC+08:00 and geographical UTC+08:00

This section is only partly updated for 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.
• East Timor, where UTC+09:00 is used.
• The western parts of Korea, including the South Korean capital city, Seoul, where UTC+09:00 is used.

Areas located outside UTC+08:00 longitudes using UTC+08:00 time

Areas between 127°30′ E and 142°30′ E ("physical" UTC+09:00)

• Parts of northeast 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+07:00)

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:
  • Hainan
  • Guangxi
  • Yunnan
  • Guizhou
  • Sichuan
  • Chongqing
  • Shaanxi
  • Ningxia
  • Gansu
  • western ⅔ of Hunan
  • western half of:
    • Hubei
    • Shanxi
    • Inner Mongolia, including its capital Hohhot.
  • western third of:
    • Guangdong
    • Henan
• Most of central Mongolia including the capital Ulaanbaatar.
• In Russia, most of:
  • Irkutsk Oblast
  • Buryatia

Areas between 82°30′ E and 97°30′ E ("physical" UTC+06:00)

• Parts of China
  • most of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (although many locals set their clocks at UTC+06:00 even if it is officially UTC+08:00, in any case work and shop schedules are two hours after Shanghai and Beijing).^[5] See also Time in China.
  • most of Tibet Autonomous Region
• Western Mongolia.

Areas between 67°30′ E and 82°30′ E ("physical" UTC+05:00)

• Parts of western China including western Xinjiang province (although most locals observe UTC+06:00 even if it is officially UTC+08:00).

See also

• ASEAN Common Time
• Hong Kong Time
• Philippine Standard Time
• Singapore Standard Time
• Time in Australia
• Time in Brunei
• Time in Cambodia
• Time in China
• Time in Indonesia
• Time in Laos
• Time in Malaysia
• Time in Mongolia
• Time in Russia
• Time in Taiwan
• Time in Vietnam

References

External links

• History of Hong Kong Time Service