Right now, local time in Hwaseong-si is 05:34 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hwaseong-si ranks #917 worldwide by population and #15 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 17m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Day length
- 10h 48m
- Solar noon
- 12:17
- Daylight range
- 9h 36m (winter) – 14h 43m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hwaseong-si — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 37.2068° N, 126.8169° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Gyeonggi-do
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Population
- 640,890 · #917 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Hwaseong-si through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 37.21° S, 53.18° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is La Paloma, Uruguay, about 296 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:34 GMT-3 (America/Montevideo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hwaseong-si today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:25
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Dhuhr
- 12:18
- Asr
- 15:16
- Maghrib
- 17:40
- Isha
- 19:02
- Qibla direction
- 285.7° from north (WNW (286°))
Full prayer timetable for Hwaseong-si — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Hwaseong-si sits in the Asia/Seoul time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 48m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 306 cities we cover in South Korea.
Hwaseong-si's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,163 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,373 km off. Its position on the globe is 37.21° N, 126.82° 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 | 13:34 | −16h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −12h |
| London | 20:34 | −9h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −8h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −6h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | same time |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +2h |
Best time to call Hwaseong-si
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Hwaseong-si local time:
Cities sharing Hwaseong-si's time zone
Distances from Hwaseong-si
| Tokyo | 1,163 km | E (94°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,052 km | SW (220°) |
| Singapore | 4,631 km | SW (216°) |
| Mumbai | 5,582 km | W (264°) |
| Moscow | 6,626 km | NW (319°) |
| Dubai | 6,771 km | W (281°) |
| Sydney | 8,297 km | SSE (159°) |
| London | 8,885 km | NNW (330°) |
| Paris | 8,991 km | NNW (327°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,623 km | NE (49°) |
| Chicago | 10,552 km | NNE (25°) |
| São Paulo | 18,373 km | NNW (336°) |
Cities near Hwaseong-si
FAQ
What time is it in Hwaseong-si right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hwaseong-si (South Korea), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Hwaseong-si in?
Hwaseong-si runs on the Asia/Seoul IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Hwaseong-si observe daylight saving time?
Hwaseong-si does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Hwaseong-si today?
Hwaseong-si sees sunrise at 06:53 and sunset at 17:41 today, giving 10h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hwaseong-si tonight?
The moon phase over Hwaseong-si tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hwaseong-si?
The antipode of Hwaseong-si — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 37.21° S, 53.18° W. It falls on land, near La Paloma, Uruguay, about 296 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Hwaseong-si?
Hwaseong-si lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Hwaseong-si?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hwaseong-si, clocks run about 17 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.