Right now, local time in Hwacheon is 23:35 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hwacheon ranks #24614 worldwide by population and #142 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 13m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Day length
- 10h 35m
- Solar noon
- 12:13
- Daylight range
- 9h 31m (winter) – 14h 49m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hwacheon — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 38.1071° N, 127.7063° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Gangwon-do
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Population
- 22,965 · #24614 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Hwacheon through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 38.11° S, 52.29° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is La Paloma, Uruguay, about 418 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 11:35 GMT-3 (America/Montevideo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hwacheon today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:26
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Dhuhr
- 12:14
- Asr
- 15:06
- Maghrib
- 17:29
- Isha
- 18:54
- Qibla direction
- 286.0° from north (WNW (286°))
Full prayer timetable for Hwacheon — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Hwacheon sits in the Asia/Seoul time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 35m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 306 cities we cover in South Korea.
Hwacheon's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,098 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,309 km off. Its position on the globe is 38.11° N, 127.71° 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 | 06:35 | −17h |
| Chicago | 08:35 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 11:35 | −12h |
| London | 14:35 | −9h |
| Paris | 15:35 | −8h |
| Moscow | 17:35 | −6h |
| Dubai | 18:35 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 20:05 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:35 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 22:35 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 23:35 | same time |
| Sydney | 01:35 | +2h |
Best time to call Hwacheon
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Hwacheon local time:
Distances from Hwacheon
| Tokyo | 1,098 km | E (100°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,179 km | SW (220°) |
| Singapore | 4,758 km | SW (217°) |
| Mumbai | 5,670 km | W (264°) |
| Moscow | 6,602 km | NW (319°) |
| Dubai | 6,829 km | W (281°) |
| Sydney | 8,364 km | SSE (160°) |
| London | 8,837 km | NNW (330°) |
| Paris | 8,950 km | NNW (327°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,499 km | NE (49°) |
| Chicago | 10,428 km | NNE (26°) |
| São Paulo | 18,309 km | NNW (340°) |
Cities near Hwacheon
FAQ
What time is it in Hwacheon right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hwacheon (South Korea), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Hwacheon in?
Hwacheon runs on the Asia/Seoul IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Hwacheon observe daylight saving time?
Hwacheon does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Hwacheon today?
Hwacheon sees sunrise at 06:56 and sunset at 17:31 today, giving 10h 35m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hwacheon tonight?
The moon phase over Hwacheon tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hwacheon?
The antipode of Hwacheon — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 38.11° S, 52.29° W. It falls on land, near La Paloma, Uruguay, about 418 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Hwacheon?
Hwacheon lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Hwacheon?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hwacheon, clocks run about 13 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.