Right now, local time in Cheongju-si is 05:33 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Cheongju-si ranks #682 worldwide by population and #12 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 15m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Day length
- 10h 50m
- Solar noon
- 12:15
- Daylight range
- 9h 39m (winter) – 14h 40m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Cheongju-si — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 36.6372° N, 127.4897° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- North Chungcheong
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Population
- 852,147 · #682 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Cheongju-si through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.64° S, 52.51° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is La Paloma, Uruguay, about 266 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:33 GMT-3 (America/Montevideo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Cheongju-si today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:22
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Dhuhr
- 12:15
- Asr
- 15:14
- Maghrib
- 17:38
- Isha
- 19:00
- Qibla direction
- 286.2° from north (WNW (286°))
Full prayer timetable for Cheongju-si — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Cheongju-si sits in the Asia/Seoul time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 50m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 306 cities we cover in South Korea.
Cheongju-si's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,100 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,455 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.64° N, 127.49° 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 | 13:33 | −16h |
| Chicago | 15:33 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 17:33 | −12h |
| London | 20:33 | −9h |
| Paris | 21:33 | −8h |
| Moscow | 23:33 | −6h |
| Dubai | 00:33 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 02:03 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:33 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 04:33 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 05:33 | same time |
| Sydney | 07:33 | +2h |
Best time to call Cheongju-si
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Cheongju-si local time:
Cities sharing Cheongju-si's time zone
Distances from Cheongju-si
| Tokyo | 1,100 km | E (92°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,044 km | SW (223°) |
| Singapore | 4,616 km | SW (217°) |
| Mumbai | 5,636 km | W (265°) |
| Moscow | 6,713 km | NW (320°) |
| Dubai | 6,842 km | WNW (282°) |
| Sydney | 8,217 km | SSE (160°) |
| London | 8,969 km | NNW (330°) |
| Paris | 9,077 km | NNW (327°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,620 km | NE (49°) |
| Chicago | 10,584 km | NNE (25°) |
| São Paulo | 18,455 km | NNW (337°) |
Cities near Cheongju-si
FAQ
What time is it in Cheongju-si right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Cheongju-si (South Korea), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Cheongju-si in?
Cheongju-si runs on the Asia/Seoul IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Cheongju-si observe daylight saving time?
Cheongju-si does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Cheongju-si today?
Cheongju-si sees sunrise at 06:50 and sunset at 17:40 today, giving 10h 50m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Cheongju-si tonight?
The moon phase over Cheongju-si tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Cheongju-si?
The antipode of Cheongju-si — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.64° S, 52.51° 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 Cheongju-si?
Cheongju-si lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Cheongju-si?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Cheongju-si, clocks run about 15 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.