UTC+08:00

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 2021-10-23UTC17:03:50+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 Chinese Wikipedia and other international Chinese websites the same time.

UTC+08:00 Blue (December), Yellow (all year round), Orange (June), Light Blue - Sea Areas

As standard time (all year round)

• People's Republic of China (Mainland) - China Standard Time (Beijing Time), also
  • Hong Kong - Hong Kong Standard Time
  • Macau - Macau Standard Time
• Republic of China (Taiwan) - Taiwan Standard Time
• Indonesia (Central Areas)
  • East and South Kalimantan
  • Lesser Sunda Islands
  • Sulawesi
• Singapore - Singapore Standard Time
• Malaysia - Malaysia Standard Time
• Brunei - Brunei Darussalam Standard Time
• Philippines - Philippines Standard Time
• Mongolia (most of the country)
• Australia (AWST - Australian Western Standard Time)
  • Western Australia

As standard time (Northern hemisphere winter)

• Russia
  • Buryatia
  • Irkutsk Oblast

As daylight saving time (Northern hemisphere summer)

• Russia
  • Krasnoyarsk Time

Discrepancies between official UTC+08 and geographical UTC+08

Areas located within UTC+08 longitudes using other time zones

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

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

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.

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

• Parts of China, including Guangxi Province and Hainan Island.
• Most of central Mongolia including the capital Ulaanbaatar.
• Peninsular Malaysia.
• Western part of Borneo Island including the western part of Sarawak, Malaysia.
• Singapore

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.

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 Indonesia
• Time in Malaysia
• Philippine Standard Time
• Time in Russia
• Time in Singapore
• Time in China, China standard time