Current time in Seoul, South Korea

5:45:08 PM

Monday, October 26, 2026

Seoul is on Korean Standard Time, UTC+9. It doesn't change its clocks: the time zone database has no changes scheduled for the next 12 months.

About 10 million people live in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. Scheduled flights use Seoul Gimpo International Airport (GMP, 17 km away) and Incheon International Airport (ICN, 48 km away).

Time zone: Asia/Seoul
UTC offset now: UTC+9
Daylight saving time: Not observed
Sunrise today: 6:49 AM
Sunset today: 5:42 PM
Daylight: 10 h 52 min
Population: 10,349,312
Currency: Won (KRW)
Dialing code: +82
Languages (country): Korean, English
Airports: GMP 17 km · ICN 48 km

Seoul · nominal UTC+9 band · night shaded

Cities near Seoul

Osaka5:45 PM · ±0 h829 km away
Shanghai4:45 PM · −1 h868 km away
Beijing4:45 PM · −1 h953 km away
Tokyo5:45 PM · ±0 h1,153 km away
Taipei4:45 PM · −1 h1,484 km away
Ulaanbaatar4:45 PM · −1 h1,994 km away

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Sunrise and sunset are calculated for 37.57°, 126.98° using NOAA's solar equations, and may differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.