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EST to KST converter

KST is 14 hours ahead of EST today. EST (Eastern Standard Time) - currently UTC−5; KST (Korea Standard Time) - currently UTC+9.

The 09:00-18:00 workdays in EST and KST don't overlap at all, so one side always works early or late. Quick answers: 9 AM EST = 11 PM KST, 12 PM EST = 2 AM KST (next day), 5 PM EST = 7 AM KST (next day).

EST · Eastern Standard Time

UTC−5

KST · Korea Standard Time

UTC+9

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Working hours side by side

columns: EST hours
PING · 09–18 local MAYBE · 07–09, 18–21 NOT NOW · 21–07Outlined: everyone can be pinged

EST to KST conversion table

ESTKSTVerdict in KST
12 AM · 00:002 PM · 14:00PING
1 AM · 01:003 PM · 15:00PING
2 AM · 02:004 PM · 16:00PING
3 AM · 03:005 PM · 17:00PING
4 AM · 04:006 PM · 18:00MAYBE
5 AM · 05:007 PM · 19:00MAYBE
6 AM · 06:008 PM · 20:00MAYBE
7 AM · 07:009 PM · 21:00NOT NOW
8 AM · 08:0010 PM · 22:00NOT NOW
9 AM · 09:0011 PM · 23:00NOT NOW
10 AM · 10:0012 AM · 00:00 (next day)NOT NOW
11 AM · 11:001 AM · 01:00 (next day)NOT NOW
12 PM · 12:002 AM · 02:00 (next day)NOT NOW
1 PM · 13:003 AM · 03:00 (next day)NOT NOW
2 PM · 14:004 AM · 04:00 (next day)NOT NOW
3 PM · 15:005 AM · 05:00 (next day)NOT NOW
4 PM · 16:006 AM · 06:00 (next day)NOT NOW
5 PM · 17:007 AM · 07:00 (next day)MAYBE
6 PM · 18:008 AM · 08:00 (next day)MAYBE
7 PM · 19:009 AM · 09:00 (next day)PING
8 PM · 20:0010 AM · 10:00 (next day)PING
9 PM · 21:0011 AM · 11:00 (next day)PING
10 PM · 22:0012 PM · 12:00 (next day)PING
11 PM · 23:001 PM · 13:00 (next day)PING

Cities on EST

America/New_York
New YorkPhiladelphiaJacksonvilleColumbusCharlotteWashington

Cities on KST

Asia/Seoul
SeoulBusanIncheonDaeguDaejeonGwangju

Other conversions

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KST → ESTEST → PSTEST → PDTEST → CSTEST → CDTEST → MSTEST → GMTEST → UTCEST → BSTEST → CETEST → IST

Questions

What is the time difference between EST and KST?

KST (Korea Standard Time) is 14 hours ahead of EST (Eastern Standard Time) right now: UTC−5 versus UTC+9.

What is 9 AM EST in KST?

9:00 AM EST is 11 PM KST.

What is 5 PM EST in KST?

5:00 PM EST is 7 AM KST (next day).

Does daylight saving change the EST–KST difference?

New York switches between EST and EDT; next change Sunday, 14 March 2027 (UTC−5 → UTC−4). KST has no daylight saving; it stays UTC+9 all year.