South Korea
Time now in Seoul
Sunrise 05:52Sunset 07:18Time zone UTC +9
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
UTC offset
UTC +9
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
9,659,322
Sunrise
05:52
Sunset
07:18
Day length
13h 26m
Coordinates
37.58, 127.00
Time difference from Seoul
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Seoul right now.
Seoul on the map
About the time in Seoul
Around 9,659,322 people live in Seoul, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Seoul runs on Asia/Seoul, which puts the city UTC +9 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Seoul sits at latitude 37.58, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 26m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Seoul
- Does Seoul change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Seoul keeps UTC +9 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Seoul right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Seoul, updating every second from Asia/Seoul (UTC +9).
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Seoul?
- Seoul is UTC +9 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is Seoul in?
- Seoul uses Asia/Seoul, currently UTC +9.
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