The short answer
7am in Eastern Time is 8pm in Pyongyang.
Eastern Time is 13 hours behind Pyongyang. That's already evening in Pyongyang, after the typical working day ends.
Eastern Time☀
7am
Pyongyang☀
8pm
Right now
5:56amEDT · UTC-04:00 · Mon, Jun 22
6:56pmKST · UTC+09:00 · Mon, Jun 22
Read across to convert
Eastern Time
EDT · UTC-04:00
Pyongyang
KST · UTC+09:00
Pinned7amEastern Time=8pmPyongyang
12amMon
1pm
WORK1am
2pm
WORK2am
3pm
WORK3am
4pm
WORK4am
5pm
NOW
5am
6pm
6am
7pm
PINNED
7am
8pm
8am
9pm
9am
WORK10pm
10am
WORK11pm
11am
WORK12amTue ·+1d
12pm
WORK1amTue ·+1d
1pm
WORK2amTue ·+1d
2pm
WORK3amTue ·+1d
3pm
WORK4amTue ·+1d
4pm
WORK5amTue ·+1d
5pm
6amTue ·+1d
6pm
7amTue ·+1d
7pm
8amTue ·+1d
8pm
9amTue ·+1d
WORK9pm
10amTue ·+1d
WORK10pm
11amTue ·+1d
WORK11pm
12pmTue ·+1d
WORKdaylightnightworking hoursoverlap
Best time to meet=
Closest workable window
Just outside the working window — early on one side, late on the other.
Eastern Time
6pm–7pm
Pyongyang
7am–8am
next day
Popular conversions
Quick reference.
9amEastern Time=10pmPyongyang
12pmEastern Time=1amPyongyang · next day
3pmEastern Time=4amPyongyang · next day
5pmEastern Time=6amPyongyang · next day
9pmEastern Time=10amPyongyang · next day
In context
What each side covers.
Eastern Time
5:56amEDT · UTC-04:00
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India Standard Time
3:26pm
Eastern Standard Time
5:56am
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Greenwich Mean Time
10:56am
India Standard Time
3:26pm
London to India4 hours 30 minutes behind
Pacific Standard Time
2:56am
Eastern Standard Time
5:56am
Pacific to Eastern Time3 hours behind
Central European Time
11:56am
India Standard Time
3:26pm
Central Europe to India3 hours 30 minutes behind
Frequently asked
Quick answers about converting between Eastern Time and Pyongyang. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time difference between Eastern Time and Pyongyang?
- Eastern Time is 13 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 7am in Eastern Time, what time is it in Pyongyang?
- 7am in Eastern Time is 8pm in Pyongyang. That's already evening in Pyongyang, after the typical working day ends. Use the hour-by-hour table above to read any other time across.
- What's the best time for a call between Eastern Time and Pyongyang?
- There's no comfortable 9-to-5 overlap between Eastern 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 — EDT 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.