Seoul to Kaifeng: time difference
Kaifeng 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 18:10 6:10 PM Kaifeng 17:10 5:10 PM You –:–
18:10 6:10 PM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 17:50
17:10 5:10 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 17:44
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−1 h
Kaifeng is 1 h behind Seoul.
When you, Seoul and Kaifeng 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
🇨🇳 Kaifeng
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 | 🇨🇳 Kaifeng |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:10 | 17:10 |
| 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 | 06:33 |
| Sunset | 17:50 | 17:44 |
| Daylight | 11 h 5 min | 11 h 11 min |
| People on this clock | 9,509,458 | 4,676,159 |
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 Kaifeng: common questions
How far behind Seoul is Kaifeng?
Kaifeng is 1 hour behind Seoul: UTC+8 against UTC+9.
If it is 9:00 AM in Seoul, what time is it in Kaifeng?
At 9:00 AM in Seoul, clocks in Kaifeng show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Seoul, what time is it in Kaifeng?
At 6:00 PM in Seoul, clocks in Kaifeng show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Seoul and Kaifeng are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Seoul (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Kaifeng), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Kaifeng compared with Seoul?
The new day starts in Kaifeng later: until 1:00 AM in Seoul, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Kaifeng, Seoul is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Seoul and Kaifeng the same all year?
Yes. Neither Seoul nor Kaifeng switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
