<Table> 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Yuna Kim , South Korean Olympic figure skating champion , lights the Olympic cauldron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 9 February 2018 ( 2018 - 02 - 09 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time </Th> <Td> 20 : 00 -- 22 : 20 KST ( UTC + 9 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Pyeongchang , South Korea </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 37 ° 40 ′ 03 '' N 128 ° 42 ′ 20 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 37.66750 ° N 128.70556 ° E ﻿ / 37.66750 ; 128.70556 Coordinates : 37 ° 40 ′ 03 '' N 128 ° 42 ′ 20 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 37.66750 ° N 128.70556 ° E ﻿ / 37.66750 ; 128.70556 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Also known as </Th> <Td> Peace in Motion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Filmed by </Th> <Td> SBS and OBS </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when are the opening ceremonies for the 2018 olympic games
9 February 2018