Right now, local time in Daejeon is 21:38 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Daejeon ranks #352 worldwide by population and #5 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
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Day length
- 10h 47m
- Solar noon
- 12:15
- Daylight range
- 9h 41m (winter) – 14h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 80% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Daejeon — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 36.3491° N, 127.3849° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Daejeon
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Population
- 1,441,203 · #352 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Daejeon through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.35° S, 52.62° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is La Paloma, Uruguay, about 234 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:38 GMT-3 (America/Montevideo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Daejeon today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:24
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Dhuhr
- 12:15
- Asr
- 15:13
- Maghrib
- 17:37
- Isha
- 18:59
- Qibla direction
- 286.2° from north (WNW (286°))
Full prayer timetable for Daejeon — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Daejeon sits in the Asia/Seoul time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 47m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 306 cities we cover in South Korea.
Daejeon's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,108 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,480 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.35° N, 127.38° 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 | 05:38 | −16h |
| Chicago | 07:38 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 09:38 | −12h |
| London | 12:38 | −9h |
| Paris | 13:38 | −8h |
| Moscow | 15:38 | −6h |
| Dubai | 16:38 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 18:08 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:38 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 20:38 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 21:38 | same time |
| Sydney | 23:38 | +2h |
Best time to call Daejeon
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Daejeon local time:
Other cities in South Korea
- Seoul21:38
- Busan21:38
- Incheon21:38
- Daegu21:38
- Gwangju21:38
- Suwon21:38
- Ulsan21:38
- Goyang-si21:38
- Changwon21:38
- Seongnam-si21:38
- Cheongju-si21:38
- Bucheon-si21:38
Distances from Daejeon
| Tokyo | 1,108 km | E (90°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,014 km | SW (223°) |
| Singapore | 4,585 km | SW (217°) |
| Mumbai | 5,624 km | W (265°) |
| Moscow | 6,732 km | NW (320°) |
| Dubai | 6,840 km | WNW (282°) |
| Sydney | 8,190 km | SSE (160°) |
| London | 8,992 km | NNW (330°) |
| Paris | 9,099 km | NNW (327°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,648 km | NE (49°) |
| Chicago | 10,617 km | NNE (25°) |
| São Paulo | 18,480 km | NNW (336°) |
Cities near Daejeon
FAQ
What time is it in Daejeon right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Daejeon (South Korea), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Daejeon in?
Daejeon runs on the Asia/Seoul IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Daejeon observe daylight saving time?
Daejeon does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Daejeon today?
Daejeon sees sunrise at 06:52 and sunset at 17:38 today, giving 10h 47m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Daejeon tonight?
The moon phase over Daejeon tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 79.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Daejeon?
The antipode of Daejeon — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.35° S, 52.62° W. It falls on land, near La Paloma, Uruguay, about 234 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Daejeon?
Daejeon lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Daejeon?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Daejeon, clocks run about 15 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.