New Year Countdown — Seoul

Counting down to midnight on 1 January 2027 in Seoul (South Korea), in Seoul’s own local time.

2027 in Seoul · UTC+9

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Midnight strikes in Seoul at Friday, 1 January 2027 at 00:00 local time — that’s 31 December, 15:00 UTC.

In the worldwide sweep

Seoul is roughly the 9th of the world’s 37 time-zone offsets to cross into 2027. About 8 reach midnight first; around 28 follow.

Time zone

Seoul keeps UTC+9on New Year’s Eve (Asia/Seoul).

Celebrating just before Seoul

Osaka
Brisbane
Adelaide

Still counting down after Seoul

Tokyo
Beijing
Hong Kong

More over Seoul & the sweep

Watch midnight sweep the whole planet →
What’s in the sky over Seoul tonight →
Every time zone on the living globe →
Who celebrates New Year first — and last? →

Time-zone offsets: IANA Time Zone Database (public domain), January 2026 reading. Zone boundaries: OpenStreetMap contributors via timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL). All times computed live.