Seoul to New York time
New York is 14 hours behind Seoul.
Time difference between Seoul and New York
New York is 14 hours behind Seoul. Seoul is on Korean Standard Time (UTC+09:00) and New York is on Eastern Standard Time (EST (UTC−05:00)).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 13 hours to 14 hours over the year.
Convert Seoul time to New York time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+09:00 for Seoul and UTC−05:00 for New York. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
New York is behind, so from midnight to 2:00 PM in Seoul it is still the previous calendar day in New York.
| Seoul time | New York time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 5:00 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 8:00 PM (previous day) |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 PM (previous day) |
| 3:00 PM | 1:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 4:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
Best time to call or meet: Seoul and New York working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Seoul and New York do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Seoul (6:00 PM to 8:00 PM in New York), which usually means an early start or a late finish for one side.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in Seoul and New York
Seoul does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.
New York observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Mar 14, 2027 at 2:00 AM, when clocks go forward 1 hour (UTC−05:00 to UTC−04:00).