The short answer
8pm in Central Standard Time is 10am in Pyongyang on the next day.
Central Standard Time is 14 hours behind Pyongyang. It falls outside the 9-to-5 in Central Standard Time but lands inside working hours in Pyongyang.
Central Standard Time☀
8pm
Pyongyang☀
10am
next day
Right now
3:53amCDT · UTC-05:00 · Mon, Jun 22
5:53pmKST · UTC+09:00 · Mon, Jun 22
Read across to convert
Central Standard Time
CDT · UTC-05:00
Pyongyang
KST · UTC+09:00
Pinned8pmCentral Standard Time=10amPyongyang · Tue (next day)
12amMon
2pm
WORK1am
3pm
WORK2am
4pm
WORKNOW
3am
5pm
4am
6pm
5am
7pm
6am
8pm
7am
9pm
8am
10pm
9am
WORK11pm
10am
WORK12amTue ·+1d
11am
WORK1amTue ·+1d
12pm
WORK2amTue ·+1d
1pm
WORK3amTue ·+1d
2pm
WORK4amTue ·+1d
3pm
WORK5amTue ·+1d
4pm
WORK6amTue ·+1d
5pm
7amTue ·+1d
6pm
8amTue ·+1d
7pm
9amTue ·+1d
WORKPINNED
8pm
10amTue ·+1d
WORK9pm
11amTue ·+1d
WORK10pm
12pmTue ·+1d
WORK11pm
1pmTue ·+1d
WORKdaylightnightworking hoursoverlap
Best time to meet=
Closest workable window
Just outside the working window — early on one side, late on the other.
Central Standard Time
5pm–7pm
Pyongyang
7am–9am
next day
Popular conversions
Quick reference.
9amCentral Standard Time=11pmPyongyang
12pmCentral Standard Time=2amPyongyang · next day
3pmCentral Standard Time=5amPyongyang · next day
5pmCentral Standard Time=7amPyongyang · next day
9pmCentral Standard Time=11amPyongyang · next day
In context
What each side covers.
Central Standard Time
3:53amCDT · UTC-05:00
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Frequently asked
Quick answers about converting between Central Standard Time and Pyongyang. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time difference between Central Standard Time and Pyongyang?
- Central Standard Time is 14 hours behind Pyongyang right now. We always show the live, daylight-saving-correct difference, so this figure already accounts for whichever side is observing summer time today.
- When it's 8pm in Central Standard Time, what time is it in Pyongyang?
- 8pm in Central Standard Time is 10am in Pyongyang on the next day. It falls outside the 9-to-5 in Central Standard Time but lands inside working hours in Pyongyang. Use the hour-by-hour table above to read any other time across.
- What's the best time for a call between Central Standard Time and Pyongyang?
- There's no comfortable 9-to-5 overlap between Central Standard Time and Pyongyang — they sit on opposite sides of the planet's working day. Plan for an early or late call on one side, or hand work off asynchronously.
- Does this account for daylight saving time?
- Yes. We track every clock change in both places, so the abbreviations you see — CDT and KST — are the ones actually in effect right now, not a fixed all-year value. When either side changes its clocks, this page updates automatically.
- Why is the date sometimes different on each side?
- When two places are far enough apart, the same moment can fall on different calendar days. That is why some conversions are marked "previous day" or "next day" — it is the same instant in time, read off two clocks that crossed midnight at different points.