PST to KST Converter - Savvy Time (2024)

PDT/PST

GMT -7

PST automatically adjusted to PDT time zone, that is in use

KST

Korea Standard Time

GMT +9

Time Difference

Pacific Daylight Time is 16 hours behind Korea Standard Time
9:30 am09:30 in PDT is 1:30 am01:30 in KST

PST to KST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4:30am-6:30am in PST which corresponds to 9:30pm-11:30pm in KST

9:30 am09:30 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
1:30 am01:30 Korea Standard Time (KST). Offset UTC +9:00 hours

9:30 am09:30 PDT / 1:30 am01:30 KST

PDT KST
12am (midnight) 4pm
1am 5pm
2am 6pm
3am 7pm
4am 8pm
5am 9pm
6am 10pm
7am 11pm
8am 12am (midnight)
9am 1am
10am 2am
11am 3am
12pm (noon) 4am
1pm 5am
2pm 6am
3pm 7am
4pm 8am
5pm 9am
6pm 10am
7pm 11am
8pm 12pm (noon)
9pm 1pm
10pm 2pm
11pm 3pm
0:00 16:00
1:00 17:00
2:00 18:00
3:00 19:00
4:00 20:00
5:00 21:00
6:00 22:00
7:00 23:00
8:00 0:00
9:00 1:00
10:00 2:00
11:00 3:00
12:00 4:00
13:00 5:00
14:00 6:00
15:00 7:00
16:00 8:00
17:00 9:00
18:00 10:00
19:00 11:00
20:00 12:00
21:00 13:00
22:00 14:00
23:00 15:00

Pacific Standard Time

Offset: PST is 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries: It is used in following countries: Canada, Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the PST timezone is Los Angeles from USA with population about 3.793 million people. Other major cities in the area are Vancouver, Tijuana, San Diego, San Jose

French: HNP - Heure Normale du Pacifique

Spanish: PT - Tiempo del Pacífico, PT - Zona Noroeste

PST to KST Converter - Savvy Time (1)

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone, however during summer some places switch clocks for one hour forward when daylight saving comes into effect and observe Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).

PST to KST Converter - Savvy Time (2)End: Pacific Standard Time (PST) has ended on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 10, 2024, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually the on second Sunday of March.

PST to KST Converter - Savvy Time (3)Start: Pacific Standard Time (PST) starts on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 3, 2024, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually the on first Sunday of November.

PST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data

  • -08 - basic short
  • -0800 - basic
  • -08:00 - extended

Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers

  • -0800 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates eight hour and zero minutes time differences to the west of the zero meridian.

Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others

  • Uniform - Military abbreviation for PST
  • U - short form of 'Uniform'

IANA/Olson: Reflects PST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems

  • America/Ensenada
  • America/Los_Angeles
  • America/Santa_Isabel
  • America/Tijuana
  • America/Vancouver
  • Canada/Pacific
  • Mexico/BajaNorte
  • PST8PDT
  • US/Pacific

PST Abbreviation: Several time zones share PST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones

  • Pacific Standard Time - UTC -8
  • Pitcairn Standard Time - UTC -8
  • Peru Standard Time - UTC -5

Time zones with the GMT -8 offset:

  • AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
  • PST - Pacific Standard Time
  • PT - Pacific Time
  • PST - Pitcairn Standard Time
  • U - Uniform Time Zone

Korea Standard Time

Offset: KST is 9 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia

Countries: It is used in following countries: Korea (North), Korea (South)

Principal Cities: The largest city in the KST timezone is Seoul from South Korea with population about 10.349 million people. Other major cities in the area are Busan, Pyongyang, Incheon, Daegu

Daylight Saving: Korea Standard Time (KST) is not adjusted for daylight saving therefore KST remains the same through out the year. This means, unlike some time zones where the clock is set forward by one hour every summer and backward by one hour during winter to adjust for daylight saving, Korea Standard Time remains the same

PST to KST Converter - Savvy Time (4)

KST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data

  • +09 - basic short
  • +0900 - basic
  • +09:00 - extended

Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers

  • +0900 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (09) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates nine hour and zero minutes time differences to the east of the zero meridian.

Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others

  • India - Military abbreviation for KST
  • I - short form of 'India'

IANA/Olson: Reflects KST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems

  • Asia/Pyongyang
  • Asia/Seoul
  • ROK

KST Abbreviation: Several time zones share KST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones

  • Korea Standard Time - UTC +9
  • Pyongyang Time - UTC +8:30

Time zones with the GMT +9 offset:

  • AWDT - Australian Western Daylight Time
  • CHOST - Choibalsan Summer Time
  • I - India Time Zone
  • IRKST - Irkutsk Summer Time
  • JST - Japan Standard Time
  • KST - Korea Standard Time
  • PWT - Palau Time
  • TLT - East Timor Time
  • ULAST - Ulaanbaatar Summer Time
  • WIT - Eastern Indonesian Time
  • YAKT - Yakutsk Time
PST to KST Converter - Savvy Time (2024)

FAQs

How many hours is KST from PST? ›

What is the difference between PST and KST time zones? The Pacific Standard Time (PST) is 16 hours behind of Korea Standard Time (KST).

How ahead is Korea time from PST? ›

Korea Standard Time is 17 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time, and 9 hours ahead of UTC.

How many hours is JST from PST? ›

What is the difference between PST and JST time zones? The Pacific Standard Time (PST) is 16 hours behind of Japan Standard Time (JST).

Is India in the Pacific time zone? ›

India has only one time zone. The country has officially observed India Standard Time (IST) since 1947. However, the UTC+5:30 offset has been used as the local standard time in India since 1906.

What country is 12 hours ahead of PST? ›

The country that is 12 hours ahead of USA is New Zealand . This small island nation in the southwestern Pacific Ocean is located on the opposite side of the International Date Line , which separates the Eastern and Western hemispheres .

What country is 3 hours behind PST? ›

So, the time zone three hours behind California is UTC -11, which affects American Samoa (Pago Pago), Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Niue (Alofi), and Palmyra Atoll (to name a few).

Is Korea 16 hours ahead of California? ›

California is 16 hours behind Seoul.

Does Korea have 2 time zones? ›

South Korea has one time zone, Korea Standard Time (GMT+9), which is abbreviated KST. South Korea currently does not observe daylight saving time. DST is not observed in this time zone.

Do Japan and Korea have the same time zone? ›

Japan Standard Time is equivalent to Korean Standard Time, Pyongyang Time (North Korea), Eastern Indonesia Standard Time, East-Timorese Standard Time, Palau Time, and Yakutsk Time (Russia).

Is Japan 17 hours ahead of PST? ›

There is indeed a 17 hours difference between the American West Coast and Japan. Since Japan doesn't switch to daylight savings time, this is reduced to 16 hours in summer.

Does California go by PST? ›

California Is in the Pacific Time Zone

California uses Pacific Standard Time (PST) during standard time and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) during Daylight Saving Time (DST). California shares its time zone and DST schedule with bordering states Oregon and Nevada.

What time is it in Japan just now? ›

Current Local Time in Locations in Japan with Links for More Information (42 Locations)
ShizuokaFri 5:40 am
SuzukaFri 5:40 am
TokyoFri 5:40 am
ToyamaFri 5:40 am
38 more rows

Which country has the most time zones? ›

Countries are ranked by total number of time zones on their territory. Time zones of a country include that of dependent territories (except Antarctic claims). France, including its overseas territories, has the most time zones with 12 (13 including its claim in Antarctica).

Does California have two time zones? ›

San Francisco, after all, is more than five degrees' longitude west of San Diego. Our eastern border with Arizona is more than 10 degrees east of our northwest corner. These distances mean that even though California is one time zone, it's not really the same time wherever you are in California.

Which country is 24 hours ahead of India? ›

No country is 24 hours ahead of India because time zones are typically divided by hours. However, countries in the Line Islands region of Kiribati, such as Kiritimati, come closest to being 24 hours ahead of India.

What is KST time in usa? ›

KST to EST Chart
KST TimeEST Time
11:00 am KST10:00 pm EST
12:00 pm KST (noon)11:00 pm EST
01:00 pm KST12:00 am EST (midnight)
02:00 pm KST01:00 am EST
20 more rows

How far ahead is South Korea time from California? ›

South Korea is 16 hours ahead of California (CA).

To schedule a conference call or plan a meeting at the best time for both parties, you should try between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM your time in California. That will end up being between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM in South Korea.

What time is it in Korea just now? ›

Current Local Time in Locations in South Korea with Links for More Information (19 Locations)
SeoulMon 9:11 am
SokchoMon 9:11 am
SuwonMon 9:11 am
UlsanMon 9:11 am
15 more rows

Which country is 1 hour behind South Korea? ›

China is west of Korea. China is 1 hour behind South Korea and 1.5 hours behind North Korea.

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