Time in New York vs Busan
New York keeps EDT (UTC−4) and Busan keeps KST (UTC+9) today. Busan is 13 hours ahead of New York; the rows below read both clocks live.
The working day, side by side
The working days do not meet. there is no working-hour overlap with Busan — the nearest workable window is 17:00–18:00 your time (06:00 there).
| City | 00:00 in New York | 01:00 in New York | 02:00 in New York | 03:00 in New York | 04:00 in New York | 05:00 in New York | 06:00 in New York | 07:00 in New York | 08:00 in New York | 09:00 in New York | 10:00 in New York | 11:00 in New York | 12:00 in New York | 13:00 in New York | 14:00 in New York | 15:00 in New York | 16:00 in New York | 17:00 in New York | 18:00 in New York | 19:00 in New York | 20:00 in New York | 21:00 in New York | 22:00 in New York | 23:00 in New York |
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| New York—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Busan—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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- Night
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Best hours to call
there is no working-hour overlap with Busan — the nearest workable window is 17:00–18:00 your time (06:00 there).
Where daylight saving pulls them apart
New York next changes on Sunday 1 November 2026. Between those two dates the gap between the cities is an hour different from the one shown above — which is exactly when a recurring meeting drifts. Every date we track is on the daylight saving page.
Also useful
Common questions
How many hours ahead is Busan of New York?
Busan is 13 hours ahead of New York right now. The gap is not fixed: it moves whenever either side changes its clocks.
What is the best time to call between New York and Busan?
There is no hour inside working hours in both cities. 17:00–18:00 your time (06:00 there) is the cheapest compromise, and one side is taking a shoulder hour.
Do New York and Busan change clocks on the same date?
Only one of them does, so the gap between them changes twice a year even though neither city moved relative to the sun.