Right now, local time in Gwanchon is 22:22 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gwanchon ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #156 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 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Day length
- 10h 43m
- Solar noon
- 12:15
- Daylight range
- 9h 44m (winter) – 14h 35m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gwanchon — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 35.6746° N, 127.2707° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Jeollabuk-do
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gwanchon through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.67° S, 52.73° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is La Paloma, Uruguay, about 172 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 10:22 GMT-3 (America/Montevideo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gwanchon today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:27
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Dhuhr
- 12:15
- Asr
- 15:12
- Maghrib
- 17:35
- Isha
- 18:57
- Qibla direction
- 286.3° from north (WNW (286°))
Full prayer timetable for Gwanchon — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gwanchon sits in the Asia/Seoul time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 43m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 306 cities we cover in South Korea.
Gwanchon's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,121 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,544 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.67° N, 127.27° 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 | 05:22 | −17h |
| Chicago | 07:22 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 10:22 | −12h |
| London | 13:22 | −9h |
| Paris | 14:22 | −8h |
| Moscow | 16:22 | −6h |
| Dubai | 17:22 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 18:52 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:22 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 21:22 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 22:22 | same time |
| Sydney | 00:22 | +2h |
Best time to call Gwanchon
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gwanchon local time:
Distances from Gwanchon
| Tokyo | 1,121 km | E (86°) |
| Hong Kong | 1,953 km | SW (224°) |
| Singapore | 4,519 km | SW (218°) |
| Mumbai | 5,608 km | W (266°) |
| Moscow | 6,782 km | NW (320°) |
| Dubai | 6,845 km | WNW (282°) |
| Sydney | 8,123 km | SSE (159°) |
| London | 9,052 km | NNW (330°) |
| Paris | 9,156 km | NNW (327°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,705 km | NE (49°) |
| Chicago | 10,689 km | NNE (25°) |
| São Paulo | 18,544 km | NNW (335°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Gwanchon right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gwanchon (South Korea), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gwanchon in?
Gwanchon runs on the Asia/Seoul IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Gwanchon observe daylight saving time?
Gwanchon does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gwanchon today?
Gwanchon sees sunrise at 06:54 and sunset at 17:36 today, giving 10h 43m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gwanchon tonight?
The moon phase over Gwanchon tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gwanchon?
The antipode of Gwanchon — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.67° S, 52.73° W. It falls on land, near La Paloma, Uruguay, about 172 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gwanchon?
Gwanchon lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gwanchon?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gwanchon, clocks run about 15 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.