Right now, local time in Chungju is 01:51 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Chungju ranks #2948 worldwide by population and #43 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 13m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Day length
- 10h 36m
- Solar noon
- 12:13
- Daylight range
- 9h 37m (winter) – 14h 42m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Chungju — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 36.9767° N, 127.9287° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- North Chungcheong
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Population
- 209,483 · #2948 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Chungju through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.98° S, 52.07° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is La Paloma, Uruguay, about 319 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 13:51 GMT-3 (America/Montevideo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Chungju today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:26
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Dhuhr
- 12:13
- Asr
- 15:07
- Maghrib
- 17:29
- Isha
- 18:52
- Qibla direction
- 286.4° from north (WNW (286°))
Full prayer timetable for Chungju — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Chungju sits in the Asia/Seoul time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 36m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 306 cities we cover in South Korea.
Chungju's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,063 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,434 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.98° N, 127.93° 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 | 08:51 | −17h |
| Chicago | 10:51 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 13:51 | −12h |
| London | 16:51 | −9h |
| Paris | 17:51 | −8h |
| Moscow | 19:51 | −6h |
| Dubai | 20:51 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 22:21 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:51 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 00:51 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 01:51 | same time |
| Sydney | 03:51 | +2h |
Best time to call Chungju
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Chungju local time:
Distances from Chungju
| Tokyo | 1,063 km | E (94°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,098 km | SW (223°) |
| Singapore | 4,670 km | SW (218°) |
| Mumbai | 5,678 km | W (265°) |
| Moscow | 6,710 km | NW (320°) |
| Dubai | 6,873 km | WNW (282°) |
| Sydney | 8,239 km | SSE (160°) |
| London | 8,956 km | NNW (330°) |
| Paris | 9,066 km | NNW (327°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,565 km | NE (49°) |
| Chicago | 10,533 km | NNE (26°) |
| São Paulo | 18,434 km | NNW (339°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Chungju right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Chungju (South Korea), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Chungju in?
Chungju runs on the Asia/Seoul IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Chungju observe daylight saving time?
Chungju does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Chungju today?
Chungju sees sunrise at 06:54 and sunset at 17:31 today, giving 10h 36m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Chungju tonight?
The moon phase over Chungju tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Chungju?
The antipode of Chungju — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.98° S, 52.07° W. It falls on land, near La Paloma, Uruguay, about 319 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Chungju?
Chungju lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Chungju?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Chungju, clocks run about 13 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.