Time difference between New York City and Kaesŏng
Kaesŏng is 13 hours ahead of New York City.
Local time in both cities
New York City · United States
02:21
Kaesŏng · North Korea
15:21
Kaesŏng is 13 hours ahead of New York City.
same day
Time zones
| New York City | America/New_York · UTC-04:00 |
|---|---|
| Kaesŏng | Asia/Pyongyang · UTC+09:00 |
New York City is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-04:00). Next change: 2026-11-01 01:00.
Kaesŏng does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+09:00 all year.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-21 local time in New York City. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| New York City (source) | Kaesŏng (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 13:00 |
| 01:00 | 14:00 |
| 02:00 | 15:00 |
| 03:00 | 16:00 |
| 04:00 | 17:00 |
| 05:00 | 18:00 |
| 06:00 | 19:00 |
| 07:00 | 20:00 |
| 08:00 | 21:00 |
| 09:00 | 22:00 |
| 10:00 | 23:00 |
| 11:00 | 00:00 next day |
| 12:00 | 01:00 next day |
| 13:00 | 02:00 next day |
| 14:00 | 03:00 next day |
| 15:00 | 04:00 next day |
| 16:00 | 05:00 next day |
| 17:00 | 06:00 next day |
| 18:00 | 07:00 next day |
| 19:00 | 08:00 next day |
| 20:00 | 09:00 next day |
| 21:00 | 10:00 next day |
| 22:00 | 11:00 next day |
| 23:00 | 12:00 next day |
Other common differences from New York City
FAQ
- How many hours apart are New York City and Kaesŏng right now?
- The answer at the top of the page is calculated for the current moment and states which side is ahead. The gap changes during the year, because the two places usually start and end daylight saving on different dates.
- Is this difference the same all year?
- Not necessarily. New York City uses America/New_York and Kaesŏng uses Asia/Pyongyang; if either observes daylight saving, the gap shifts during the year. Use “Convert a specific date and time” below to calculate it for a given day.
- How do I read the conversion table?
- The left column lists each whole hour in New York City; the right column is the local time in Kaesŏng at that same instant, with date rollovers marked. On the day clocks jump forward, some hours do not exist locally — the table says so instead of showing a plausible but wrong value.