Seoul: Korean Standard Time
Seoul, South Korea uses the Asia/Seoul time zone (KST).
No clock change is scheduled; the offset stays the same all year.
15 hours behind Seoul
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For Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Rows where both places are inside 9 AM–5 PM are highlighted.
| Seoul | Chicago |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 9:00 AM (previous day) |
| 1:00 AM | 10:00 AM (previous day) |
| 2:00 AM | 11:00 AM (previous day) |
| 3:00 AM | 12:00 PM (previous day) |
| 4:00 AM | 1:00 PM (previous day) |
| 5:00 AM | 2:00 PM (previous day) |
| 6:00 AM | 3:00 PM (previous day) |
| 7:00 AM | 4:00 PM (previous day) |
| 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 6:00 PM (previous day) |
| 10:00 AM | 7:00 PM (previous day) |
| 11:00 AM | 8:00 PM (previous day) |
| 12:00 PM | 9:00 PM (previous day) |
| 1:00 PM | 10:00 PM (previous day) |
| 2:00 PM | 11:00 PM (previous day) |
| 3:00 PM | 12:00 AM |
| 4:00 PM | 1:00 AM |
| 5:00 PM | 2:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 3:00 AM |
| 7:00 PM | 4:00 AM |
| 8:00 PM | 5:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 6:00 AM |
| 10:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
| 11:00 PM | 8:00 AM |
Seoul, South Korea uses the Asia/Seoul time zone (KST).
No clock change is scheduled; the offset stays the same all year.
Chicago, Illinois uses the America/Chicago time zone (CST).
Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−6 → UTC−5).
The current difference is shown at the top of this page. Seoul uses Korean Standard Time (KST, UTC+9) all year; Chicago uses Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6) as standard time and Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5) during daylight saving time. The difference can change if only one side observes daylight saving time or if their clocks change on different dates. Choose your meeting date in the converter to check the applicable offset.
On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 9:00 AM in Seoul was 6:00 PM (previous day) in Chicago. The conversion table above shows today’s values.
Seoul does not change its clocks. Chicago: Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−6 → UTC−5).
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