KST to CET to EST to PST Time Converter

KST
Korea Standard Time
UTC+9
Fri, Feb 18
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
CET
Central European Time
UTC+1
Thu, Feb 17 (previous day)
8h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
EST
Eastern Standard Time
UTC−5
Thu, Feb 17 (previous day)
14h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
PST
Pacific Standard Time
UTC−8
Thu, Feb 17 (previous day)
17h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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12:00 am00:00 KST (UTC+9), Feb 18, 2022 = 4:00 pm16:00 CET (UTC+1), Feb 17, 2022 = 10:00 am10:00 EST (UTC-5), Feb 17, 2022 = 7:00 am07:00 PST (UTC-8), Feb 17, 2022

KST is 8 hours ahead of CET. KST is 14 hours ahead of EST. KST is 17 hours ahead of PST.

How the time difference changes

KST to CET

For most of the year, KST is 7 hours ahead of CEST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, KST is 8 hours ahead of CET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in KST correspond to 2:00 am to 10:00 am in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in KST correspond to 1:00 am to 9:00 am in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in KST correspond to 02:00 to 10:00 in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in KST correspond to 01:00 to 09:00 in CET.

KST to EST

For most of the year, KST is 13 hours ahead of EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, KST is 14 hours ahead of EST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in KST correspond to 8:00 pm (previous day) to 4:00 am in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in KST correspond to 7:00 pm (previous day) to 3:00 am in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in KST correspond to 20:00 (previous day) to 04:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in KST correspond to 19:00 (previous day) to 03:00 in EST.

KST to PST

For most of the year, KST is 16 hours ahead of PDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, KST is 17 hours ahead of PST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in KST correspond to 5:00 pm (previous day) to 1:00 am in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in KST correspond to 4:00 pm (previous day) to 12:00 am in PST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in KST correspond to 17:00 (previous day) to 01:00 in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in KST correspond to 16:00 (previous day) to 00:00 in PST.

Compare KST time with CET, EST, and PST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Korea Standard Time is 8 hours ahead of Central European Time. Korea Standard Time is 14 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. Korea Standard Time is 17 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time.
12:00 am00:00 in KST is 4:00 pm16:00 in CET and is 10:00 am10:00 in EST and is 7:00 am07:00 in PST

KST to CET call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4:30pm-5:30pm16:30-17:30 in KST which corresponds to 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in CET. Their 9am–5pm09:00–17:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
KST to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7:30am-8:30am07:30-08:30 in KST which corresponds to 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in EST (previous day). Their 9am–5pm09:00–17:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
KST to PST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in KST which corresponds to 4pm-5pm16:00-17:00 in PST (previous day)

12:00 am00:00 Korea Standard Time (KST). Offset UTC +9:00 hours
4:00 pm16:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
10:00 am10:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Pacific Standard Time (PST). Offset UTC -8:00 hours

12:00 am00:00 KST / 4:00 pm16:00 CET / 10:00 am10:00 EST / 7:00 am07:00 PST

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Korea Standard Time

Offset: KST is 9 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Korea (North), Korea (South)

Principal Cities: The largest city in the KST time zone is Seoul in South Korea, with about 10.349 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Busan, Pyongyang, Incheon, Daegu.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Korea Standard Time (KST) do not change for daylight saving time, so KST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

Map of the areas on Korea Standard Time (KST)
KST all year

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

KST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +09 - basic short
  • +0900 - basic
  • +09:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0900 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (09) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of nine hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • India - Military abbreviation for KST
  • I - short form of 'India'
IANA/Olson: Reflects KST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Pyongyang
  • Asia/Seoul
  • ROK
KST Abbreviation: Several time zones share KST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Korea Standard Time - UTC +9
  • Pyongyang Time - UTC +8:30
Time zones with the GMT +9 offset:
  • AWDT - Australian Western Daylight Time
  • CHOST - Choibalsan Summer Time
  • I - India Time Zone
  • IRKST - Irkutsk Summer Time
  • JST - Japan Standard Time
  • KST - Korea Standard Time
  • PWT - Palau Time
  • TLT - East Timor Time
  • ULAST - Ulaanbaatar Summer Time
  • WIT - Eastern Indonesian Time
  • YAKT - Yakutsk Time

Central European Time

Offset: CET is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Slovakia, San Marino, Tunisia, Vatican City

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CET time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Algiers, Rome, Paris.

German: MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit

Map of the areas on Central European Time (CET)
CET all year CET part of the year

On February 18, 2022 all shaded areas are on CET.

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central European Summer Time (CEST).

123456789101112Start: Central European Time (CET) started on Sunday, October 31, 2021 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 31, 2021, 2:00 am02:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

123456789101112End: Central European Time (CET) ends on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 27, 2022, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CET representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for CET
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CET time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Algiers
  • Africa/Ceuta
  • Africa/Tunis
  • Arctic/Longyearbyen
  • Atlantic/Jan_Mayen
  • CET
  • Europe/Amsterdam
  • Europe/Andorra
  • Europe/Belgrade
  • Europe/Berlin
  • Europe/Bratislava
  • Europe/Brussels
  • Europe/Budapest
  • Europe/Busingen
  • Europe/Copenhagen
  • Europe/Gibraltar
  • Europe/Ljubljana
  • Europe/Luxembourg
  • Europe/Madrid
  • Europe/Malta
  • Europe/Monaco
  • Europe/Oslo
  • Europe/Paris
  • Europe/Podgorica
  • Europe/Prague
  • Europe/Rome
  • Europe/San_Marino
  • Europe/Sarajevo
  • Europe/Skopje
  • Europe/Stockholm
  • Europe/Tirane
  • Europe/Vaduz
  • Europe/Vatican
  • Europe/Vienna
  • Europe/Warsaw
  • Europe/Zagreb
  • Europe/Zurich
  • MET
  • Poland
Time zones with the GMT +1 offset:
  • BST - British Summer Time
  • CET - Central European Time
  • IST - Irish Standard Time
  • WEST - Western European Summer Time
  • A - Alpha Time Zone
  • CET - Central European Time
  • MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
  • WAT - West Africa Time
  • WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
  • BMT - Biel Mean Time

Eastern Standard Time

Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Panama, Turks & Caicos Is, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.

French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est

Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

Map of the areas on Eastern Standard Time (EST)
EST all year EST part of the year

On February 18, 2022 some shaded areas are on UTC−6 (Central Standard Time).

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

123456789101112Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) started on Sunday, November 7, 2021 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 7, 2021, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ends on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 13, 2022, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Atikokan
  • America/Cancun
  • America/Cayman
  • America/Coral_Harbour
  • America/Detroit
  • America/Fort_Wayne
  • America/Grand_Turk
  • America/Indiana/Indianapolis
  • America/Indiana/Marengo
  • America/Indiana/Petersburg
  • America/Indiana/Vevay
  • America/Indiana/Vincennes
  • America/Indiana/Winamac
  • America/Indianapolis
  • America/Iqaluit
  • America/Jamaica
  • America/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Panama
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST
  • EST5EDT
  • Jamaica
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan
Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:
  • CDT - Central Daylight Time
  • EST - Eastern Standard Time
  • ET - Eastern Time
  • COT - Colombia Time
  • CST - Cuba Standard Time
  • EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
  • ECT - Ecuador Time
  • PET - Peru Time
  • R - Romeo Time Zone

Pacific Standard Time

Offset: PST is 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Canada, Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the PST time zone is Los Angeles in the United States, with about 3.821 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Tijuana, San Diego, Mexicali, San Jose.

French: HNP - Heure Normale du Pacifique

Spanish: PT - Tiempo del Pacífico, PT - Zona Noroeste

Map of the areas on Pacific Standard Time (PST)
PST part of the year

On February 18, 2022 all shaded areas are on PST.

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).

123456789101112Start: Pacific Standard Time (PST) started on Sunday, November 7, 2021 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 7, 2021, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112End: Pacific Standard Time (PST) ends on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 13, 2022, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

PST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -08 - basic short
  • -0800 - basic
  • -08:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0800 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Uniform - Military abbreviation for PST
  • U - short form of 'Uniform'
IANA/Olson: Reflects PST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Ensenada
  • America/Los_Angeles
  • America/Santa_Isabel
  • America/Tijuana
  • America/Vancouver
  • Canada/Pacific
  • Mexico/BajaNorte
  • PST8PDT
  • US/Pacific
PST Abbreviation: Several time zones share PST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Pacific Standard Time - UTC -8
  • Pitcairn Standard Time - UTC -8
Time zones with the GMT -8 offset:
  • AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
  • PST - Pacific Standard Time
  • PT - Pacific Time
  • PST - Pitcairn Standard Time
  • U - Uniform Time Zone
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