Right now, local time in Busan is 05:35 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Busan ranks #120 worldwide by population and #2 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 8m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Day length
- 10h 54m
- Solar noon
- 12:08
- Daylight range
- 9h 47m (winter) – 14h 31m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Busan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 35.1017° N, 129.0300° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Busan
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Population
- 3,285,147 · #120 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Busan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.10° S, 50.97° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Puimayen, Uruguay, about 268 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:35 GMT-3 (America/Montevideo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Busan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:16
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Dhuhr
- 12:09
- Asr
- 15:10
- Maghrib
- 17:34
- Isha
- 18:54
- Qibla direction
- 287.4° from north (WNW (287°))
Full prayer timetable for Busan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Busan sits in the Asia/Seoul time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 54m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 306 cities we cover in South Korea.
Busan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 968 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,664 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.10° N, 129.03° 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 | 13:35 | −16h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −12h |
| London | 20:35 | −9h |
| Paris | 21:35 | −8h |
| Moscow | 23:35 | −6h |
| Dubai | 00:35 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | same time |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +2h |
Best time to call Busan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Busan local time:
Other cities in South Korea
- Seoul05:35
- Incheon05:35
- Daegu05:35
- Daejeon05:35
- Gwangju05:35
- Suwon05:35
- Ulsan05:35
- Goyang-si05:35
- Changwon05:35
- Seongnam-si05:35
- Cheongju-si05:35
- Bucheon-si05:35
Distances from Busan
| Tokyo | 968 km | E (83°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,025 km | SW (229°) |
| Singapore | 4,570 km | SW (220°) |
| Mumbai | 5,763 km | W (267°) |
| Moscow | 6,933 km | NW (321°) |
| Dubai | 7,015 km | WNW (283°) |
| Sydney | 8,009 km | SSE (161°) |
| London | 9,186 km | NNW (331°) |
| Paris | 9,295 km | NNW (328°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,625 km | NE (50°) |
| Chicago | 10,676 km | NNE (27°) |
| São Paulo | 18,664 km | NNW (341°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Busan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Busan (South Korea), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Busan in?
Busan runs on the Asia/Seoul IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Busan observe daylight saving time?
Busan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Busan today?
Busan sees sunrise at 06:41 and sunset at 17:35 today, giving 10h 54m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Busan tonight?
The moon phase over Busan tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Busan?
The antipode of Busan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.10° S, 50.97° W. It falls on land, near Puimayen, Uruguay, about 268 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Busan?
Busan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Busan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Busan, clocks run about 8 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.