Herat to Seoul: time difference
Seoul is 4 h 30 min ahead of Herat. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+4 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Herat 16:47 4:47 PM Seoul 21:17 9:17 PM You –:–
16:47 4:47 PM
Afghanistan Time · UTC+4:30
☀️ 06:29 · 🌙 17:45
21:17 9:17 PM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:43 · 🌙 17:53
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+4 h 30 min
Seoul is 4 h 30 min ahead of Herat.
When you, Herat and Seoul are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇦🇫 Herat
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇰🇷 Seoul
4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇫 Herat | 🇰🇷 Seoul |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:47 | 21:17 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Afghanistan Time | Korean Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+4:30 | UTC+9 |
| Offset from Herat | — | +4 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kabul | Asia/Seoul |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:29 | 06:43 |
| Sunset | 17:45 | 17:53 |
| Daylight | 11 h 16 min | 11 h 10 min |
| People on this clock | 349,000 | 9,509,458 |
Compare Herat with another city
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Herat and Seoul: common questions
How many hours ahead of Herat is Seoul?
The clocks in Seoul are 4 hours and 30 minutes ahead of those in Herat (UTC+9 and UTC+4:30).
What time is it in Seoul when it is 9:00 AM in Herat?
When it is 9:00 AM in Herat, it is 1:30 PM in Seoul.
What time is it in Seoul at the end of the working day in Herat?
The working day in Herat ends at 6:00 PM; in Seoul it is 10:30 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Herat and in Seoul overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM in Herat, which is 1:30 PM to 6:00 PM in Seoul.
When does the date change in Seoul compared with Herat?
The new day starts in Seoul earlier: at 7:30 PM in Herat it is already midnight there. Until 4:30 AM in Seoul, Herat is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Herat and Seoul change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 4 hours and 30 minutes all year.
