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KST
Korea Standard Time
GMT +9
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
EDT
Eastern Daylight Time
GMT -4
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
CDT
Central Daylight Time
GMT -5
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
PDT
Pacific Daylight Time
GMT -7
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
BST
British Summer Time
GMT +1
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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9:00 pm21:00 KST (UTC+9), Oct 10, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 10, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 10, 2026 = 5:00 am05:00 PDT (UTC-7), Oct 10, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 BST (UTC+1), Oct 10, 2026

KST is 13 hours ahead of EDT. KST is 14 hours ahead of CDT. KST is 16 hours ahead of PDT. KST is 8 hours ahead of BST.

How the time difference changes

KST to EDT

For most of the year, KST is 13 hours ahead of EDT. At other times of the year, 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 CDT

For most of the year, KST is 14 hours ahead of CDT. At other times of the year, KST is 15 hours ahead of CST.

For most 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 CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in KST correspond to 6:00 pm (previous day) to 2:00 am in CST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in KST correspond to 19:00 (previous day) to 03:00 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in KST correspond to 18:00 (previous day) to 02:00 in CST.

KST to PDT

For most of the year, KST is 16 hours ahead of PDT. At other times of the year, 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.

KST to BST

For most of the year, KST is 8 hours ahead of BST. At other times of the year, KST is 9 hours ahead of GMT.

For most 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 BST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in KST correspond to 12:00 am to 8:00 am in GMT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in KST correspond to 01:00 to 09:00 in BST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in KST correspond to 00:00 to 08:00 in GMT.

Compare KST time with EDT, CDT, PDT, and BST 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 14 hours ahead of Central Daylight Time. Korea Standard Time is 16 hours ahead of Pacific Daylight Time. Korea Standard Time is 8 hours ahead of British Summer Time.
9:00 pm21:00 in KST is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT and is 7:00 am07:00 in CDT and is 5:00 am05:00 in PDT and is 1:00 pm13:00 in BST

KST to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7am-8am07:00-08:00 in KST which corresponds to 6pm-7pm18:00-19:00 in EDT (previous day)
KST to CDT 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 CDT (previous day)
KST to PDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in KST which corresponds to 4:30pm-5:30pm16:30-17:30 in PDT (previous day)
KST to BST 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 BST

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
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
5:00 am05:00 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 British Summer Time (BST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

9:00 pm21:00 KST / 8:00 am08:00 EDT / 7:00 am07:00 CDT / 5:00 am05:00 PDT / 1:00 pm13:00 BST

KSTEDTCDTPDTBST
12:00am11:00am10:00am8:00am4:00pm
1:00am12:00pm11:00am9:00am5:00pm
2:00am1:00pm12:00pm10:00am6:00pm
3:00am2:00pm1:00pm11:00am7:00pm
4:00am3:00pm2:00pm12:00pm8:00pm
5:00am4:00pm3:00pm1:00pm9:00pm
6:00am5:00pm4:00pm2:00pm10:00pm
7:00am6:00pm5:00pm3:00pm11:00pm
8:00am7:00pm6:00pm4:00pm12:00am
9:00am8:00pm7:00pm5:00pm1:00am
10:00am9:00pm8:00pm6:00pm2:00am
11:00am10:00pm9:00pm7:00pm3:00am
12:00pm11:00pm10:00pm8:00pm4:00am
1:00pm12:00am11:00pm9:00pm5:00am
2:00pm1:00am12:00am10:00pm6:00am
3:00pm2:00am1:00am11:00pm7:00am
4:00pm3:00am2:00am12:00am8:00am
5:00pm4:00am3:00am1:00am9:00am
6:00pm5:00am4:00am2:00am10:00am
7:00pm6:00am5:00am3:00am11:00am
8:00pm7:00am6:00am4:00am12:00pm
9:00pm8:00am7:00am5:00am1:00pm
10:00pm9:00am8:00am6:00am2:00pm
11:00pm10:00am9:00am7:00am3:00pm
00:0011:0010:0008:0016:00
01:0012:0011:0009:0017:00
02:0013:0012:0010:0018:00
03:0014:0013:0011:0019:00
04:0015:0014:0012:0020:00
05:0016:0015:0013:0021:00
06:0017:0016:0014:0022:00
07:0018:0017:0015:0023:00
08:0019:0018:0016:0000:00
09:0020:0019:0017:0001:00
10:0021:0020:0018:0002:00
11:0022:0021:0019:0003:00
12:0023:0022:0020:0004:00
13:0000:0023:0021:0005:00
14:0001:0000:0022:0006:00
15:0002:0001:0023:0007:00
16:0003:0002:0000:0008:00
17:0004:0003:0001:0009:00
18:0005:0004:0002:0010:00
19:0006:0005:0003:0011:00
20:0007:0006:0004:0012:00
21:0008:0007:0005:0013:00
22:0009:0008:0006:0014:00
23:0010:0009:0007:0015:00

Korea Standard Time

Offset: KST is 9 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia

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.

KST Time Zone Geo Map
KST timezone map

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) and is used in North America

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Turks & Caicos Is, 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, Brooklyn, Borough of Queens, Montreal.

French: HAE - Heure Avancée de l'Est

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

EDT Time Zone Geo Map
EDT timezone map

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).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourStart: 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.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourEnd: 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 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
  • FKT - Falkland Island Time
  • GYT - Guyana Time
  • HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
  • PYT - Paraguay Time
  • Q - Quebec Time Zone
  • VET - Venezuelan Standard Time

Central Daylight Time

Offset: CDT is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

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

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CDT time zone is Chicago in the United States, with about 2.664 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Houston, San Antonio, Ciudad Juarez, Dallas.

French: HAC - Heure Avancée du Centre

Spanish: CT - Zona Centro

CDT Time Zone Geo Map
CDT timezone map

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

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourStart: Central Daylight Time (CDT) 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.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourEnd: Central Daylight Time (CDT) 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 upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CDT 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 CDT
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Chicago
  • America/Indiana/Knox
  • America/Indiana/Tell_City
  • America/Knox_IN
  • America/Matamoros
  • America/Menominee
  • America/North_Dakota/Beulah
  • America/North_Dakota/Center
  • America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
  • America/Ojinaga
  • America/Rainy_River
  • America/Rankin_Inlet
  • America/Resolute
  • America/Winnipeg
  • CST6CDT
  • Canada/Central
  • US/Central
  • US/Indiana-Starke
CDT Abbreviation: Several time zones share CDT abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Central Daylight Time - UTC -5
  • Cuba Daylight Time - UTC -4
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 Daylight Time

Offset: PDT is 7 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

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

Principal Cities: The largest city in the PDT 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: HAP - Heure Avancée du Pacifique

Spanish: PT - Zona Noroeste

PDT Time Zone Geo Map
PDT timezone map

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

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourStart: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) 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.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourEnd: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) 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 upcoming clock changes worldwide.

PDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -07 - basic short
  • -0700 - basic
  • -07:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0700 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (07) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of seven hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Tango - Military abbreviation for PDT
  • T - short form of 'Tango'
IANA/Olson: Reflects PDT 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
Time zones with the GMT -7 offset:
  • MST - Mountain Standard Time
  • PDT - Pacific Daylight Time
  • YST - Yukon Standard Time
  • T - Tango Time Zone

British Summer Time

Offset: BST is 1 hour ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe

Countries using this time zone: Britain (UK), Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey

Principal Cities: The largest city in the BST time zone is London in United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Saint Helier.

BST Time Zone Geo Map
BST timezone map

Daylight Saving: British Summer Time (BST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourStart: British Summer Time (BST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 1:00 am01:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourEnd: British Summer Time (BST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

BST 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 BST
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects BST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Europe/Belfast
  • Europe/Guernsey
  • Europe/Isle_of_Man
  • Europe/Jersey
  • Europe/London
  • GB
  • GB-Eire
BST Abbreviation: Several time zones share BST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • British Summer Time - UTC +1
  • Bangladesh Standard Time - UTC +6
  • Bougainville Standard Time - UTC +11
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