Right now, local time in Gwangjeok is 10:23 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gwangjeok 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 16m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Day length
- 10h 34m
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Daylight range
- 9h 32m (winter) – 14h 47m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gwangjeok — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 37.8257° N, 126.9835° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Gyeonggi-do
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gwangjeok through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 37.83° S, 53.02° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is La Paloma, Uruguay, about 366 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 22:23 GMT-3 (America/Montevideo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gwangjeok today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:30
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Dhuhr
- 12:17
- Asr
- 15:09
- Maghrib
- 17:32
- Isha
- 18:56
- Qibla direction
- 285.6° from north (WNW (286°))
Full prayer timetable for Gwangjeok — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gwangjeok sits in the Asia/Seoul time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 34m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 306 cities we cover in South Korea.
Gwangjeok's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,156 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,315 km off. Its position on the globe is 37.83° N, 126.98° 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 | 17:23 | −17h |
| Chicago | 19:23 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 22:23 | −12h |
| London | 01:23 | −9h |
| Paris | 02:23 | −8h |
| Moscow | 04:23 | −6h |
| Dubai | 05:23 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 06:53 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:23 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 09:23 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 10:23 | same time |
| Sydney | 12:23 | +2h |
Best time to call Gwangjeok
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gwangjeok local time:
Distances from Gwangjeok
| Tokyo | 1,156 km | E (98°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,115 km | SW (219°) |
| Singapore | 4,696 km | SW (216°) |
| Mumbai | 5,604 km | W (264°) |
| Moscow | 6,584 km | NW (319°) |
| Dubai | 6,773 km | W (281°) |
| Sydney | 8,356 km | SSE (159°) |
| London | 8,833 km | NNW (330°) |
| Paris | 8,942 km | NNW (327°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,567 km | NE (49°) |
| Chicago | 10,483 km | NNE (25°) |
| São Paulo | 18,315 km | NNW (337°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Gwangjeok right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gwangjeok (South Korea), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gwangjeok in?
Gwangjeok runs on the Asia/Seoul IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Gwangjeok observe daylight saving time?
Gwangjeok does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gwangjeok today?
Gwangjeok sees sunrise at 07:00 and sunset at 17:33 today, giving 10h 34m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gwangjeok tonight?
The moon phase over Gwangjeok tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gwangjeok?
The antipode of Gwangjeok — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 37.83° S, 53.02° W. It falls on land, near La Paloma, Uruguay, about 366 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gwangjeok?
Gwangjeok lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gwangjeok?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gwangjeok, clocks run about 16 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.