Your time, clearly
Seoul does not change its clocks
No clock change
Seoul
- UTC offset now
- 9 hours
- Current local time
- 11:01
- Time zone name
- KST
- Compared with New York (Eastern Time)
- 13 hours ahead
Seoul does not change its clocks in 2026. Its last recorded offset change was Saturday, October 8, 1988. Published rules can change if a government changes the law.
Clock changes in 2026
- Where this time zone is used
- South Korea
- Local calendar date
- Sunday, September 20, 2026
- Clock-change history
- Saturday, October 8, 1988 at 17:00 UTC
- Planning a call
- Compare Seoul with your own time zone using the converter below. The difference shown is for now; select the actual date in the converter for a future appointment.
- Recorded change: October 8, 1988
- Seoul moved from UTC+10:00 to UTC+09:00. The recorded change was at 17:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: May 7, 1988
- Seoul moved from UTC+09:00 to UTC+10:00. The recorded change was at 17:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: October 10, 1987
- Seoul moved from UTC+10:00 to UTC+09:00. The recorded change was at 17:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: May 9, 1987
- Seoul moved from UTC+09:00 to UTC+10:00. The recorded change was at 17:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: August 9, 1961
- Seoul moved from UTC+08:30 to UTC+09:00. The recorded change was at 15:30 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: September 17, 1960
- Seoul moved from UTC+09:30 to UTC+08:30. The recorded change was at 14:30 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Plan a call: January 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Seoul, it is 7:00 PM on January 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Seoul is 14 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: April 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Seoul, it is 8:00 PM on April 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Seoul is 13 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: July 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Seoul, it is 8:00 PM on July 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Seoul is 13 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: October 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Seoul, it is 8:00 PM on October 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Seoul is 13 hours ahead on this date.