Right now, local time in Gongju is 08:29 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gongju ranks #8619 worldwide by population and #81 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 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Day length
- 10h 38m
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Daylight range
- 9h 40m (winter) – 14h 39m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gongju — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 36.4556° N, 127.1247° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Chungcheongnam-do
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Population
- 72,435 · #8619 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gongju through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.46° S, 52.88° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is La Paloma, Uruguay, about 231 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 20:29 GMT-3 (America/Montevideo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gongju today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:29
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Dhuhr
- 12:16
- Asr
- 15:11
- Maghrib
- 17:33
- Isha
- 18:56
- Qibla direction
- 286.1° from north (WNW (286°))
Full prayer timetable for Gongju — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gongju sits in the Asia/Seoul time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 38m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 306 cities we cover in South Korea.
Gongju's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,132 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,460 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.46° N, 127.12° 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 | 15:29 | −17h |
| Chicago | 17:29 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 20:29 | −12h |
| London | 23:29 | −9h |
| Paris | 00:29 | −8h |
| Moscow | 02:29 | −6h |
| Dubai | 03:29 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 04:59 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:29 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 07:29 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 08:29 | same time |
| Sydney | 10:29 | +2h |
Best time to call Gongju
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gongju local time:
Distances from Gongju
| Tokyo | 1,132 km | E (91°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,007 km | SW (222°) |
| Singapore | 4,580 km | SW (217°) |
| Mumbai | 5,601 km | W (265°) |
| Moscow | 6,707 km | NW (320°) |
| Dubai | 6,815 km | WNW (282°) |
| Sydney | 8,209 km | SSE (159°) |
| London | 8,971 km | NNW (330°) |
| Paris | 9,076 km | NNW (327°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,658 km | NE (49°) |
| Chicago | 10,616 km | NNE (25°) |
| São Paulo | 18,460 km | NNW (336°) |
Cities near Gongju
- Sangwol18 km · 08:29
- Cheongnam19 km · 08:29
- Sejong21 km · 08:29
- Yuseong22 km · 08:29
- Jinjam24 km · 08:29
- Songgangdong23 km · 08:29
- Nonsan28 km · 08:29
- Jangpyeong24 km · 08:29
FAQ
What time is it in Gongju right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gongju (South Korea), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gongju in?
Gongju runs on the Asia/Seoul IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Gongju observe daylight saving time?
Gongju does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gongju today?
Gongju sees sunrise at 06:57 and sunset at 17:35 today, giving 10h 38m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gongju tonight?
The moon phase over Gongju tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gongju?
The antipode of Gongju — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.46° S, 52.88° W. It falls on land, near La Paloma, Uruguay, about 231 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gongju?
Gongju lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gongju?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gongju, clocks run about 16 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.