Right now, local time in Cheonan is 05:34 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Cheonan ranks #883 worldwide by population and #14 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 16m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Day length
- 10h 49m
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Daylight range
- 9h 38m (winter) – 14h 41m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Cheonan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 36.8065° N, 127.1522° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Chungcheongnam-do
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Population
- 658,831 · #883 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Cheonan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.81° S, 52.85° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is La Paloma, Uruguay, about 266 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:34 GMT-3 (America/Montevideo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Cheonan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:24
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Dhuhr
- 12:16
- Asr
- 15:15
- Maghrib
- 17:39
- Isha
- 19:01
- Qibla direction
- 286.0° from north (WNW (286°))
Full prayer timetable for Cheonan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Cheonan sits in the Asia/Seoul time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 49m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 306 cities we cover in South Korea.
Cheonan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,130 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,426 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.81° N, 127.15° 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 | 13:34 | −16h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −12h |
| London | 20:34 | −9h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −8h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −6h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | same time |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +2h |
Best time to call Cheonan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Cheonan local time:
Distances from Cheonan
| Tokyo | 1,130 km | E (93°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,038 km | SW (221°) |
| Singapore | 4,613 km | SW (217°) |
| Mumbai | 5,607 km | W (265°) |
| Moscow | 6,679 km | NW (320°) |
| Dubai | 6,809 km | WNW (281°) |
| Sydney | 8,245 km | SSE (159°) |
| London | 8,938 km | NNW (330°) |
| Paris | 9,045 km | NNW (327°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,630 km | NE (49°) |
| Chicago | 10,580 km | NNE (25°) |
| São Paulo | 18,426 km | NNW (336°) |
Cities near Cheonan
FAQ
What time is it in Cheonan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Cheonan (South Korea), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Cheonan in?
Cheonan runs on the Asia/Seoul IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Cheonan observe daylight saving time?
Cheonan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Cheonan today?
Cheonan sees sunrise at 06:51 and sunset at 17:41 today, giving 10h 49m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Cheonan tonight?
The moon phase over Cheonan tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Cheonan?
The antipode of Cheonan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.81° S, 52.85° W. It falls on land, near La Paloma, Uruguay, about 266 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Cheonan?
Cheonan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Cheonan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Cheonan, clocks run about 16 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.