Seoul to Benxi: time difference
Benxi is 1 h behind Seoul. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Seoul 18:01 6:01 PM Benxi 17:01 5:01 PM You –:–
18:01 6:01 PM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 17:50
17:01 5:01 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 16:59
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−1 h
Benxi is 1 h behind Seoul.
When you, Seoul and Benxi are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇰🇷 Seoul
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
🇨🇳 Benxi
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇰🇷 Seoul | 🇨🇳 Benxi |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:01 | 17:01 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Korean Standard Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Seoul | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Seoul | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:45 | 06:02 |
| Sunset | 17:50 | 16:59 |
| Daylight | 11 h 5 min | 10 h 57 min |
| People on this clock | 9,509,458 | 809,655 |
Compare Seoul with another city
More comparisons with Seoul: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
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Seoul and Benxi: common questions
What is the time difference between Seoul and Benxi?
Benxi is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+8, while Seoul is on UTC+9.
What time is it in Benxi at the start of the working day in Seoul?
The working day in Seoul starts at 9:00 AM; in Benxi it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Seoul, what time is it in Benxi?
At 6:00 PM in Seoul, clocks in Benxi show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Benxi from Seoul?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Seoul – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Benxi – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Benxi?
Until 1:00 AM in Seoul it is still the previous day in Benxi. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Benxi it is already the next day in Seoul.
Does the time gap between Seoul and Benxi change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Seoul nor in Benxi, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
