Convert Central Daylight Time to Korea Standard Time
Instantly convert Central Daylight Time (CDT) to Korea Standard Time (KST) with our free online calculator.
Central Daylight Time
12:20:56 AM
Wed, Jun 24 (CDT)
Korea Standard Time
02:20:56 PM
Wed, Jun 24 (KST)
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24-Hour Comparison
| CDT | KST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
| 1:00 AM | 3:00 PM |
| 2:00 AM | 4:00 PM |
| 3:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
| 4:00 AM | 6:00 PM |
| 5:00 AM | 7:00 PM |
| 6:00 AM | 8:00 PM |
| 7:00 AM | 9:00 PM |
| 8:00 AM | 10:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 11:00 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 12:00 AM(+1d) |
| 11:00 AM | 1:00 AM(+1d) |
| 12:00 PM | 2:00 AM(+1d) |
| 1:00 PM | 3:00 AM(+1d) |
| 2:00 PM | 4:00 AM(+1d) |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 AM(+1d) |
| 4:00 PM | 6:00 AM(+1d) |
| 5:00 PM | 7:00 AM(+1d) |
| 6:00 PM | 8:00 AM(+1d) |
| 7:00 PM | 9:00 AM(+1d) |
| 8:00 PM | 10:00 AM(+1d) |
| 9:00 PM | 11:00 AM(+1d) |
| 10:00 PM | 12:00 PM(+1d) |
| 11:00 PM | 1:00 PM(+1d) |
How to Convert Central Daylight Time to Korea Standard Time
Formula
To convert Central Daylight Time (CDT) to Korea Standard Time (KST): Convert CDT to KST
About Central Daylight Time (CDT)
Central Daylight Time (CDT, IANA: America/Chicago during DST window) is the summer-time variant of CST, set at UTC-5:00 — observed from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November per the US Energy Policy Act of 2005. CDT shares the same UTC offset as Eastern Standard Time (EST), so during winter months Chicago/Dallas are one hour behind New York/Atlanta, but during summer months Chicago/Dallas are still one hour behind because both regions advance equally for DST. The 'spring forward / fall back' transition affects an estimated 311 million US residents annually per Census data. CDT is used in 16 US states partially or fully (Illinois, Texas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota) and parts of Canada (Manitoba, western Ontario, Saskatchewan partial — Saskatchewan stays on CST year-round, an exception). Affects MLB season game scheduling, CME / CBOT commodity trading hours, and US-Canada-Mexico USMCA cross-border supply-chain handoffs.
About Korea Standard Time (KST)
Korea Standard Time (KST, IANA: Asia/Seoul) is the civil time of both the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea — since May 2018 when North Korea reverted to KST from its briefly used Pyongyang Time UTC+8:30 of 2015-2018), set at UTC+9:00 year-round (no DST). South Korea observed Daylight Saving Time briefly in 1948-1951 and again 1987-1988 during the Seoul Olympics (to facilitate evening TV broadcasts to North America), but discontinued it both times. KST is identical in offset to Japan Standard Time (JST), Yakutsk Time, Western Indonesian Time WIT (eastern Indonesia), and Palau Time (PWT) — creating a 'business-friendly' Northeast Asia zone of synchronized financial centers (Seoul-Tokyo). KST serves the Korean Peninsula's approximately 78 million residents (South Korea 52M + North Korea 26M). Major KST cities: Seoul (9.7M city, 25.7M metro — South Korean capital and the world's 5th-largest metro), Busan (3.3M — South Korea's 2nd-largest city + main port), Incheon (3M — Seoul Capital Area, location of Incheon International Airport ICN), Daegu (2.4M), Daejeon (1.5M), Pyongyang (3.2M — North Korean capital), Hamhung (770K — North Korea), Nampo (980K — North Korea). Affects: KRX (Korea Exchange) trading hours, K-pop industry music-release timing, Samsung + LG + Hyundai global headquarters operations.