GMT+8

UTC Time Zone Infobox

All time zones defined by difference with UTC Min Behind (−) 0 Ahead (+) :00 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 :30 9 3 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 :45 5 12 13 Areas in a darker shade use daylight saving time. The base color shows the standard time.   UTC+08:00 ~ 120 degrees E – all year Local time: 2017-02-24 11:36:50 Refresh Time
Central	120 degrees E
Western border (nautical)	112.5 degrees E
Eastern border (nautical)	127.5 degrees E
Date-time group (DTG)	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 2017-02-24T11:36:50+08:00.

With an estimated population of 1.708 billion living within the time zone, roughly 24% 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 international Chinese websites the same time.

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

This section is only partly updated for Russia which had the latest time zone changes in 2016.

This concerns areas within 112°30′ E to 127°30′ E longitude.

From south to north: