What Day Is It in South Korea Right Now?
Live day, date and time in South Korea — Korea Standard Time (KST, UTC+9).
South Korea runs on Korea Standard Time, 9 hours ahead of UTC — the same offset as Japan, with no daylight saving. From the Americas, Seoul is usually already on tomorrow's date: Sunday evening in New York is Monday morning in Korea.
Today's Day of the Week in Korean
Want to say what day it is like a local? Here are the seven days of the week in Korean — the current day in Korea is highlighted automatically:
| English | Korean | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 월요일 | woryoil |
| Tuesday | 화요일 | hwayoil |
| Wednesday | 수요일 | suyoil |
| Thursday | 목요일 | mogyoil |
| Friday | 금요일 | geumyoil |
| Saturday | 토요일 | toyoil |
| Sunday | 일요일 | iryoil |
Full guide: Days of the Week in Korean.
Quick Conversion: When Does the Day Change in South Korea?
Midnight in Seoul happens at these local times (during US/EU daylight saving):
| Your location | Time difference | It's already “tomorrow” there after… |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles (PDT) | Korea is 16 hours ahead | 8:00 AM your time |
| New York (EDT) | Korea is 13 hours ahead | 11:00 AM your time |
| London (BST) | Korea is 8 hours ahead | 4:00 PM your time |
| Berlin / Paris (CEST) | Korea is 7 hours ahead | 5:00 PM your time |
| Delhi (IST) | Korea is 3.5 hours ahead | 8:30 PM your time |
| Sydney (AEST) | Korea is 1 hour behind | 1:00 AM your time |
In winter, add one hour to the US and European differences (Korea never moves its clocks).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it already tomorrow in South Korea?
From the US, usually yes. Seoul is 13 hours ahead of New York and 16 ahead of Los Angeles (one more in US winter). Any time after about 11:00 AM Eastern, Korea has moved on to the next calendar day.
What time zone is South Korea in?
Korea Standard Time (KST), UTC+9 — identical to Japan. The whole country shares one zone, and there is no daylight saving time.
Are Japan and Korea on the same time?
Yes. Tokyo and Seoul both use UTC+9, so the clock and the day of the week are always identical in the two countries.
How do you say the days of the week in Korean?
Monday to Sunday in Korean: 월요일 (woryoil), 화요일 (hwayoil), 수요일 (suyoil), 목요일 (mogyoil), 금요일 (geumyoil), 토요일 (toyoil) and 일요일 (iryoil). Like Japanese, each pairs a celestial element — moon, fire, water, wood, gold, earth, sun — with 요일 (yoil), “day of the week”.
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