Right now, local time in Buan is 03:34 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Buan ranks #25240 worldwide by population and #143 in South Korea.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Seoul GMT+9
- UTC offset
- UTC+09:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 17m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Day length
- 10h 46m
- Solar noon
- 12:17
- Daylight range
- 9h 44m (winter) – 14h 35m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 78% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Buan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 35.7281° N, 126.7319° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Jeollabuk-do
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Population
- 22,267 · #25240 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Buan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.73° S, 53.27° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is La Paloma, Uruguay, about 144 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 15:34 GMT-3 (America/Montevideo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Buan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:27
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Dhuhr
- 12:18
- Asr
- 15:16
- Maghrib
- 17:39
- Isha
- 19:00
- Qibla direction
- 286.0° from north (WNW (286°))
Full prayer timetable for Buan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Buan sits in the Asia/Seoul time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 46m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 306 cities we cover in South Korea.
Buan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,169 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,518 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.73° N, 126.73° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 11:34 | −16h |
| Chicago | 13:34 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 15:34 | −12h |
| London | 18:34 | −9h |
| Paris | 19:34 | −8h |
| Moscow | 21:34 | −6h |
| Dubai | 22:34 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 00:04 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:34 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 02:34 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 03:34 | same time |
| Sydney | 05:34 | +2h |
Best time to call Buan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Buan local time:
Distances from Buan
| Tokyo | 1,169 km | E (86°) |
| Hong Kong | 1,924 km | SW (223°) |
| Singapore | 4,495 km | SW (217°) |
| Mumbai | 5,560 km | W (265°) |
| Moscow | 6,746 km | NW (320°) |
| Dubai | 6,796 km | WNW (282°) |
| Sydney | 8,146 km | SSE (159°) |
| London | 9,023 km | NNW (330°) |
| Paris | 9,124 km | NNW (327°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,737 km | NE (49°) |
| Chicago | 10,704 km | NNE (25°) |
| São Paulo | 18,518 km | NNW (333°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Buan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Buan (South Korea), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Buan in?
Buan runs on the Asia/Seoul IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Buan observe daylight saving time?
Buan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Buan today?
Buan sees sunrise at 06:54 and sunset at 17:41 today, giving 10h 46m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Buan tonight?
The moon phase over Buan tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 77.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Buan?
The antipode of Buan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.73° S, 53.27° W. It falls on land, near La Paloma, Uruguay, about 144 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Buan?
Buan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Buan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Buan, clocks run about 17 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.