Right now, local time in Incheon is 05:35 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Incheon ranks #131 worldwide by population and #3 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 18m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Day length
- 10h 48m
- Solar noon
- 12:18
- Daylight range
- 9h 35m (winter) – 14h 45m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Incheon — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 37.4565° N, 126.7052° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Incheon
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Population
- 3,015,482 · #131 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Incheon through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 37.46° S, 53.29° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is La Paloma, Uruguay, about 320 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:35 GMT-3 (America/Montevideo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Incheon today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:26
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Dhuhr
- 12:18
- Asr
- 15:16
- Maghrib
- 17:40
- Isha
- 19:03
- Qibla direction
- 285.6° from north (WNW (286°))
Full prayer timetable for Incheon — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Incheon 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.
Incheon's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,175 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,343 km off. Its position on the globe is 37.46° N, 126.71° 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 | 13:35 | −16h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −12h |
| London | 20:35 | −9h |
| Paris | 21:35 | −8h |
| Moscow | 23:35 | −6h |
| Dubai | 00:35 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | same time |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +2h |
Best time to call Incheon
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Incheon local time:
Other cities in South Korea
- Seoul05:35
- Busan05:35
- Daegu05:35
- Daejeon05:35
- Gwangju05:35
- Suwon05:35
- Ulsan05:35
- Goyang-si05:35
- Changwon05:35
- Seongnam-si05:35
- Cheongju-si05:35
- Bucheon-si05:35
Distances from Incheon
| Tokyo | 1,175 km | E (96°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,068 km | SW (219°) |
| Singapore | 4,648 km | SW (216°) |
| Mumbai | 5,575 km | W (264°) |
| Moscow | 6,599 km | NW (319°) |
| Dubai | 6,756 km | W (281°) |
| Sydney | 8,327 km | SSE (159°) |
| London | 8,856 km | NNW (330°) |
| Paris | 8,963 km | NNW (327°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,612 km | NE (49°) |
| Chicago | 10,531 km | NNE (25°) |
| São Paulo | 18,343 km | NNW (336°) |
Cities near Incheon
- Bupyeong6 km · 05:35
- Bucheon-si8 km · 05:35
- Gwangmyeong14 km · 05:35
- Gimpo-si19 km · 05:35
- Ansan-si18 km · 05:35
- Siheungdong18 km · 05:35
- Anyang-si21 km · 05:35
- Goyang-si25 km · 05:35
FAQ
What time is it in Incheon right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Incheon (South Korea), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Incheon in?
Incheon runs on the Asia/Seoul IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Incheon observe daylight saving time?
Incheon does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Incheon today?
Incheon sees sunrise at 06:54 and sunset at 17:42 today, giving 10h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Incheon tonight?
The moon phase over Incheon tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Incheon?
The antipode of Incheon — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 37.46° S, 53.29° W. It falls on land, near La Paloma, Uruguay, about 320 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Incheon?
Incheon lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Incheon?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Incheon, clocks run about 18 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.