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9:00 pm21:00 KST (UTC+9), Oct 13, 2026 = 12:00 pm12:00 UTC (UTC+0), Oct 13, 2026

Busan is 9 hours ahead of UTC.

How the time difference changes

Busan is 9 hours ahead of UTC year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Busan correspond to 12:00 am to 8:00 am in UTC.Working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Busan correspond to 00:00 to 08:00 in UTC.

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

Time Difference

KST (Korea Standard Time) is 9 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.
9:00 pm21:00 in Busan, South Korea is 12:00 pm12:00 in UTC

Busan to UTC call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5pm-6pm17:00-18:00 in Busan which corresponds to 8am-9am08:00-09:00 in UTC. Their 9am–5pm09:00–17:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.

9:00 pm21:00 KST (Korea Standard Time) (Busan, South Korea). Offset UTC +9:00 hours
12:00 pm12:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Offset UTC 0:00 hours

9:00 pm21:00 Busan, South Korea / 12:00 pm12:00 UTC

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Busan Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
KST – Korea Standard Time, UTC+9 (no daylight saving time)

Busan Facts

Country
South Korea
Alternative Names
Bousan, Busan, Busan-si, Busán, Fousan, Fusan, Fuzan, PUS, Phu San, Phủ San, Pusan, Pusana, Pusano, Tsau-liang-hai, busan, busangwang-yeogsi, busansi, fu shan, fu shan guang yu shi, fu shan shi, pu san, Μπούσαν, Пусан, ปูซาน, 釜山, 釜山市, 釜山广域市, 釜山広域市, 부산, 부산광역시, 부산시
Population
3,285,147
Currency
Won (KRW)
Geographic Coordinates
35° 06' N Latitude / 129° 01' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+82

Coordinated Universal Time

Offset: UTC is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the world time standard that regulates clocks and time. It is the successor to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For casual use, UTC is the same as GMT, but UTC is the standard the scientific community uses.
UTC has been the time standard commonly used across the world since 1972. It is used in many technical fields, such as aviation and meteorology, and to synchronize time across internet networks.

Map of the areas on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
UTC all year UTC part of the year

Today some of the lighter areas are on UTC+1 (British Summer Time, Irish Standard Time, WEST).

UTC representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
  • +00 - basic short
  • +0000 - basic
  • +00:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Zulu - Military abbreviation for UTC
  • Z - short form of 'Zulu'
IANA/Olson: Reflects UTC time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Etc/UCT
  • Etc/UTC
  • Etc/Universal
  • Etc/Zulu
  • UCT
  • UTC
  • Universal
  • Zulu
Time zones with the GMT +0 offset:
  • EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
  • GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
  • WET - Western European Time
  • AZOST - Azores Summer Time
  • UTC - Coordinated Universal Time
  • WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
  • Z - Zulu Time Zone