Convert Central Standard Time to Korea Standard Time
Instantly convert Central Standard Time (CST) to Korea Standard Time (KST) with our free online calculator.
Central Standard Time
11:20:55 PM
Tue, Jun 23 (CST)
Korea Standard Time
02:20:55 PM
Wed, Jun 24 (KST)
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24-Hour Comparison
| CST | KST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 3:00 PM |
| 1:00 AM | 4:00 PM |
| 2:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
| 3:00 AM | 6:00 PM |
| 4:00 AM | 7:00 PM |
| 5:00 AM | 8:00 PM |
| 6:00 AM | 9:00 PM |
| 7:00 AM | 10:00 PM |
| 8:00 AM | 11:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 12:00 AM(+1d) |
| 10:00 AM | 1:00 AM(+1d) |
| 11:00 AM | 2:00 AM(+1d) |
| 12:00 PM | 3:00 AM(+1d) |
| 1:00 PM | 4:00 AM(+1d) |
| 2:00 PM | 5:00 AM(+1d) |
| 3:00 PM | 6:00 AM(+1d) |
| 4:00 PM | 7:00 AM(+1d) |
| 5:00 PM | 8:00 AM(+1d) |
| 6:00 PM | 9:00 AM(+1d) |
| 7:00 PM | 10:00 AM(+1d) |
| 8:00 PM | 11:00 AM(+1d) |
| 9:00 PM | 12:00 PM(+1d) |
| 10:00 PM | 1:00 PM(+1d) |
| 11:00 PM | 2:00 PM(+1d) |
How to Convert Central Standard Time to Korea Standard Time
Formula
To convert Central Standard Time (CST) to Korea Standard Time (KST): Convert CST to KST
About Central Standard Time (CST)
Central Standard Time (CST, IANA: America/Chicago, America/Mexico_City) is the time zone for the US Central region, central Mexico, and most of Central America, set at UTC-6:00. CST is the most populous US time zone by area covered and serves the Chicago-Dallas-Houston-Minneapolis corridor of ~80 million people across CST states (Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee western, Kansas eastern, Nebraska eastern, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kentucky western, Indiana western, Michigan UP, Florida panhandle) plus Mexico (Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey since 2022 DST abolition), Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize. CST observes DST (switching to CDT = UTC-5:00) per Energy Policy Act 2005 — except for Mexico nationally, which abolished DST in 2022 except for border zones aligning with US DST. CST affects: NYSE close at 15:00 CST, CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) commodity futures pit/electronic hours, Texas Medical Center coordinated patient 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.