KST: Korean Standard Time
Korea Standard Time (KST). South Korea, including Seoul and Busan. KST is UTC+9 all year.
No clock change is scheduled; the offset stays the same all year.
KST to UTC: Korea Standard Time to Coordinated Universal Time
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KST to UTC conversion table
For Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Rows where both places are inside 9 AM–5 PM are highlighted.
| KST | UTC |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 3:00 PM (previous day) |
| 1:00 AM | 4:00 PM (previous day) |
| 2:00 AM | 5:00 PM (previous day) |
| 3:00 AM | 6:00 PM (previous day) |
| 4:00 AM | 7:00 PM (previous day) |
| 5:00 AM | 8:00 PM (previous day) |
| 6:00 AM | 9:00 PM (previous day) |
| 7:00 AM | 10:00 PM (previous day) |
| 8:00 AM | 11:00 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 12:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 3:00 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 4:00 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 5:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 6:00 AM |
| 4:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
| 5:00 PM | 8:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 9:00 AM |
| 7:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 8:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 11:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
About these time zones
UTC: Coordinated Universal Time
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The world’s reference time. Servers, aviation, logs and many international schedules use it. It never observes daylight saving time.
No clock change is scheduled; the offset stays the same all year.
Questions about KST and UTC time
What is the time difference between KST and UTC?
UTC is 9 hours behind KST. Neither side uses daylight saving time, so the difference is the same all year.
When it is 9:00 AM in KST, what time is it in UTC?
On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 9:00 AM in KST was 12:00 AM in UTC. The conversion table above shows today’s values.
Do the clocks change in KST or UTC?
KST does not change its clocks. UTC does not change its clocks.
Is KST the same as KST?
Korea Standard Time does not use daylight saving time, so KST applies all year.
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