KST to EDT to Los Angeles Time Converter

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KST
Korea Standard Time
UTC+9
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
EDT
Eastern Daylight Time
UTC−4
13h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Los Angeles
California, USAPDT
UTC−7
16h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Clocks in Los Angeles go back 1 hour on Sun, Nov 1 · PDT → PST

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9:00 pm21:00 KST (UTC+9), Oct 18, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 18, 2026 = 5:00 am05:00 PDT (UTC-7), Oct 18, 2026

KST is 13 hours ahead of EDT. KST is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles.

How the time difference changes

KST to EDT

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 6:00 pm in KST correspond to 8:00 pm (previous day) to 5:00 am in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in KST correspond to 7:00 pm (previous day) to 4:00 am in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in KST correspond to 20:00 (previous day) to 05:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in KST correspond to 19:00 (previous day) to 04:00 in EST.

KST to Los Angeles

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

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in KST correspond to 5:00 pm (previous day) to 2:00 am in Los Angeles. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in KST correspond to 4:00 pm (previous day) to 1:00 am in Los Angeles.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in KST correspond to 17:00 (previous day) to 02:00 in Los Angeles. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in KST correspond to 16:00 (previous day) to 01:00 in Los Angeles.

Compare KST time with EDT and Los Angeles time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Korea Standard Time is 13 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time. Korea Standard Time is 16 hours ahead of PDT (Pacific Daylight Time).
9:00 pm21:00 in KST is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT and is 5:00 am05:00 in Los Angeles, CA, USA

KST to EDT 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 6:30pm-7:30pm18:30-19:30 in EDT (previous day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
KST to Los Angeles call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in KST which corresponds to 5pm-6pm17:00-18:00 in Los Angeles (previous day)

9:00 pm21:00 Korea Standard Time (KST). Offset UTC +9:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
5:00 am05:00 PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) (Los Angeles, CA, USA). Offset UTC -7:00 hours

9:00 pm21:00 KST / 8:00 am08:00 EDT / 5:00 am05:00 Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Korea Standard Time

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

Countries using this time zone: North Korea, South Korea

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

Eastern Daylight Time

Offset: EDT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EDT 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: HAE - Heure Avancée de l'Est

Spanish: EDT - Tiempo de verano del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

Map of the areas on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
EDT part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on EDT.

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

Daylight Saving: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Eastern Standard Time (EST).

123456789101112Start: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -04 - basic short
  • -0400 - basic
  • -04:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0400 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (04) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of four hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Quebec - Military abbreviation for EDT
  • Q - short form of 'Quebec'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • 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/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST5EDT
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan
Time zones with the GMT -4 offset:
  • AST - Atlantic Standard Time
  • EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
  • AMT - Amazon Time
  • BOT - Bolivia Time
  • CDT - Cuba Daylight Time
  • CLT - Chile Standard Time
  • GYT - Guyana Time
  • HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
  • Q - Quebec Time Zone
  • VET - Venezuelan Standard Time

Los Angeles Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
PDT – Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-7 (now, daylight saving time)
PST – Pacific Standard Time, UTC-8 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (PST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 14, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (PDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Clock Changes
USA daylight saving time · Clock changes worldwide

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