South Korea
8:23:53am
08:23 on a 24-hour clock
Thursday, 13th August 2026
KST · UTC+9
Asia/Seoul
No daylight saving
☀️ Daytime
- UTC offset
- UTC+9
- Time zone
- Asia/SeoulKST
- Sunrise
- 8:46 pm
- Sunset
- 10:27 am
- Daylight
- 13 hours 41 minutes123 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
One time zone, everywhere in South Korea
All of South Korea runs on Asia/Seoul (KST, UTC+9).
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Daylight saving
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Time difference to major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 4:23 pm Wed | 16:23 | 16 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 5:23 pm Wed | 17:23 | 15 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 6:23 pm Wed | 18:23 | 14 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 7:23 pm Wed | 19:23 | 13 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 7:23 pm Wed | 19:23 | 13 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 8:23 pm Wed | 20:23 | 12 hours behind |
| London BST | 12:23 am | 00:23 | 8 hours behind |
| Paris CEST | 1:23 am | 01:23 | 7 hours behind |
| Berlin CEST | 1:23 am | 01:23 | 7 hours behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 1:23 am | 01:23 | 7 hours behind |
| Moscow MSK | 2:23 am | 02:23 | 6 hours behind |
| Cairo EEST | 2:23 am | 02:23 | 6 hours behind |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 3:23 am | 03:23 | 5 hours behind |
| Delhi IST | 4:53 am | 04:53 | 3 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Shanghai CST | 7:23 am | 07:23 | 1 hour behind |
| Tokyo JST | 8:23 am | 08:23 | the same time |
| Sydney AEST | 9:23 am | 09:23 | 1 hour ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 11:23 am | 11:23 | 3 hours ahead |
Cities in South Korea
Seoul
Seoul
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Busan
Busan
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Incheon
Incheon
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Daegu
Daegu
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Daejeon
Daejeon
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Gwangju
Gwangju
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Suwon
Gyeonggi-do
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Ulsan
Ulsan
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Goyang-si
Gyeonggi-do
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Changwon
Gyeongsangnam-do
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Seongnam-si
Gyeonggi-do
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Cheongju-si
North Chungcheong
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Bucheon-si
Gyeonggi-do
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Cheonan
Chungcheongnam-do
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Hwaseong-si
Gyeonggi-do
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Jeonju
Jeollabuk-do
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Ansan-si
Gyeonggi-do
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Anyang-si
Gyeonggi-do
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Kimhae
Gyeongsangnam-do
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Pohang
Gyeongsangbuk-do
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Jeju City
Jeju-do
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Uijeongbu-si
Gyeonggi-do
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Masan
Gwangju
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Gumi
Gyeongsangbuk-do
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Related
Questions people ask
What time is it in South Korea right now?
It is 8:23 am (08:23) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Seoul. The whole country is on one time zone, so that is the time everywhere in South Korea.
How many time zones does South Korea have?
One. All of South Korea runs on Asia/Seoul, currently KST (UTC+9).
Does South Korea observe daylight saving time?
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
What is the time in the biggest cities in South Korea?
Right now: Seoul 8:23 am; Busan 8:23 am; Incheon 8:23 am; Daegu 8:23 am; Daejeon 8:23 am. Each of those has its own page with sunrise, sunset and daylight-saving dates.