Taiyuan to Seoul: time difference
Seoul is 1 h ahead of Taiyuan. 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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Taiyuan 20:32 8:32 PM Seoul 21:32 9:32 PM You –:–
20:32 8:32 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:41 · 🌙 17:50
21:32 9:32 PM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:43 · 🌙 17:53
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+1 h
Seoul is 1 h ahead of Taiyuan.
When you, Taiyuan 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
🇨🇳 Taiyuan
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
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Taiyuan | 🇰🇷 Seoul |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:32 | 21:32 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Korean Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+9 |
| Offset from Taiyuan | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Asia/Seoul |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:41 | 06:43 |
| Sunset | 17:50 | 17:53 |
| Daylight | 11 h 9 min | 11 h 10 min |
| People on this clock | 3,525,300 | 9,509,458 |
Compare Taiyuan with another city
More comparisons with Taiyuan: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Taiyuan and Seoul: common questions
How many hours ahead of Taiyuan is Seoul?
The clocks in Seoul are 1 hour ahead of those in Taiyuan (UTC+9 and UTC+8).
If it is 9:00 AM in Taiyuan, what time is it in Seoul?
At 9:00 AM in Taiyuan, clocks in Seoul show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Seoul at the end of the working day in Taiyuan?
The working day in Taiyuan ends at 6:00 PM; in Seoul it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Seoul from Taiyuan?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Taiyuan – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Seoul – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Seoul?
From 11:00 PM in Taiyuan it is already the next day in Seoul. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Seoul it is still the previous day in Taiyuan.
Does the time gap between Taiyuan and Seoul change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Taiyuan nor in Seoul, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
