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AUTO follows the operating system. Working hours drive the green banding on every grid. All four persist on this device only.

Time in Istanbul vs Kaesŏng

Istanbul keeps UTC+3 (UTC+3) and Kaesŏng keeps KST (UTC+9) today. Kaesŏng is 6 hours ahead of Istanbul; the rows below read both clocks live.

The working day, side by side

Hours shaded in both rows are inside working hours in both cities: 15:00–18:00 in Kaesŏng (09:00–12:00 your time).

Istanbul and Kaesŏng hour by hour, with the working-hour overlap shaded
City00:00 in Istanbul01:00 in Istanbul02:00 in Istanbul03:00 in Istanbul04:00 in Istanbul05:00 in Istanbul06:00 in Istanbul07:00 in Istanbul08:00 in Istanbul09:00 in Istanbul10:00 in Istanbul11:00 in Istanbul12:00 in Istanbul13:00 in Istanbul14:00 in Istanbul15:00 in Istanbul16:00 in Istanbul17:00 in Istanbul18:00 in Istanbul19:00 in Istanbul20:00 in Istanbul21:00 in Istanbul22:00 in Istanbul23:00 in Istanbul
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Do more with Istanbul and Kaesŏng

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Best hours to call

09:00 in Istanbul
Inside working hours on both sides
15:00 in Kaesŏng
10:00 in Istanbul
Inside working hours on both sides
16:00 in Kaesŏng
11:00 in Istanbul
Inside working hours on both sides
17:00 in Kaesŏng

Where daylight saving pulls them apart

Neither Istanbul nor Kaesŏng changes its clocks, so the gap above holds all year.

Also useful

Common questions

How many hours ahead is Kaesŏng of Istanbul?

Kaesŏng is 6 hours ahead of Istanbul right now. The gap is not fixed: it moves whenever either side changes its clocks.

What is the best time to call between Istanbul and Kaesŏng?

Any hour in 09:00–12:00 Istanbul time is inside working hours in both cities.

Do Istanbul and Kaesŏng change clocks on the same date?

Neither city changes its clocks, so the gap between them never moves.