Meeting time

Best time to meet: Austin and Seoul

Austin is 15 hours behind Seoul right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 5 PM in Austin, which is 8 AM in Seoul — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 9:56 AMAustin · Central Standard TimeWed 12:56 AMSeoul · Korean Standard Time

Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Austin time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

AustinSeoul
6 AM9 PMBoth off
7 AM10 PMBoth off
8 AM11 PMBoth off
9 AM12 AM next dayAustin at work
10 AM1 AM next dayAustin at work
11 AM2 AM next dayAustin at work
12 PM3 AM next dayAustin at work
1 PM4 AM next dayAustin at work
2 PM5 AM next dayAustin at work
3 PM6 AM next dayAustin at work
4 PM7 AM next dayAustin at work
5 PM8 AM next dayEasiest time
6 PM9 AM next daySeoul at work
7 PM10 AM next daySeoul at work
8 PM11 AM next daySeoul at work
9 PM12 PM next daySeoul at work
10 PM1 PM next daySeoul at work

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesAustin isBoth at work (Austin time)Easiest (Austin / Seoul)
Now to March 14, 202715 hours behindNone5 PM / 8 AM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Austin go forward
14 hours behindNone5:30 PM / 7:30 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Austin go back
15 hours behindNone5 PM / 8 AM

Austin keeps the same clock as Chicago; Seoul keeps the same clock as Tokyo.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Seoul when it is 9 AM in Austin?
12 AM in Seoul, the next day, while Austin is 15 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Austin and Seoul?
5 PM in Austin, which is 8 AM in Seoul. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Austin and Seoul change during the year?
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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