Right now, local time in Daegu is 05:35 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Daegu ranks #177 worldwide by population and #4 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 10m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Day length
- 10h 52m
- Solar noon
- 12:10
- Daylight range
- 9h 43m (winter) – 14h 36m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Daegu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 35.8703° N, 128.5911° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Daegu
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Population
- 2,365,523 · #177 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Daegu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.87° S, 51.41° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Puimayen, Uruguay, about 296 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 Daegu today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:18
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Dhuhr
- 12:10
- Asr
- 15:11
- Maghrib
- 17:35
- Isha
- 18:56
- Qibla direction
- 287.0° from north (WNW (287°))
Full prayer timetable for Daegu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Daegu sits in the Asia/Seoul time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 52m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 306 cities we cover in South Korea.
Daegu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,001 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,570 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.87° N, 128.59° 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 Daegu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Daegu local time:
Other cities in South Korea
- Seoul05:35
- Busan05:35
- Incheon05:35
- Daejeon05:35
- Gwangju05:35
- Suwon05:35
- Ulsan05:35
- Goyang-si05:35
- Changwon05:35
- Seongnam-si05:35
- Cheongju-si05:35
- Bucheon-si05:35
Distances from Daegu
| Tokyo | 1,001 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,053 km | SW (227°) |
| Singapore | 4,610 km | SW (219°) |
| Mumbai | 5,728 km | W (266°) |
| Moscow | 6,842 km | NW (320°) |
| Dubai | 6,957 km | WNW (283°) |
| Sydney | 8,103 km | SSE (160°) |
| London | 9,092 km | NNW (331°) |
| Paris | 9,202 km | NNW (328°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,600 km | NE (50°) |
| Chicago | 10,617 km | NNE (26°) |
| São Paulo | 18,570 km | NNW (340°) |
Cities near Daegu
- Hwawŏn11 km · 05:35
- Gyeongsan-si14 km · 05:35
- Hyeonpung23 km · 05:35
- Waegwan22 km · 05:35
- Hayang21 km · 05:35
- Daehap31 km · 05:35
- Changnyeong38 km · 05:35
- Gumi35 km · 05:35
FAQ
What time is it in Daegu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Daegu (South Korea), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Daegu in?
Daegu runs on the Asia/Seoul IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Daegu observe daylight saving time?
Daegu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Daegu today?
Daegu sees sunrise at 06:44 and sunset at 17:36 today, giving 10h 52m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Daegu tonight?
The moon phase over Daegu tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Daegu?
The antipode of Daegu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.87° S, 51.41° W. It falls on land, near Puimayen, Uruguay, about 296 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Daegu?
Daegu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Daegu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Daegu, clocks run about 10 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.