Right now, local time in Jeonju is 05:34 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Jeonju ranks #920 worldwide by population and #16 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 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Day length
- 10h 52m
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Daylight range
- 9h 44m (winter) – 14h 35m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Jeonju — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 35.8219° N, 127.1489° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Jeollabuk-do
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Population
- 638,421 · #920 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Jeonju through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.82° S, 52.85° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is La Paloma, Uruguay, about 176 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 Jeonju today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:23
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Dhuhr
- 12:16
- Asr
- 15:17
- Maghrib
- 17:41
- Isha
- 19:02
- Qibla direction
- 286.2° from north (WNW (286°))
Full prayer timetable for Jeonju — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Jeonju sits in the Asia/Seoul time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 52m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 306 cities we cover in South Korea.
Jeonju's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,131 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,525 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.82° N, 127.15° 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 Jeonju
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Jeonju local time:
Distances from Jeonju
| Tokyo | 1,131 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 1,957 km | SW (223°) |
| Singapore | 4,526 km | SW (217°) |
| Mumbai | 5,598 km | W (266°) |
| Moscow | 6,763 km | NW (320°) |
| Dubai | 6,831 km | WNW (282°) |
| Sydney | 8,143 km | SSE (159°) |
| London | 9,033 km | NNW (330°) |
| Paris | 9,136 km | NNW (327°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,702 km | NE (49°) |
| Chicago | 10,679 km | NNE (25°) |
| São Paulo | 18,525 km | NNW (335°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Jeonju right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Jeonju (South Korea), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Jeonju in?
Jeonju runs on the Asia/Seoul IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Jeonju observe daylight saving time?
Jeonju does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Jeonju today?
Jeonju sees sunrise at 06:50 and sunset at 17:42 today, giving 10h 52m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Jeonju tonight?
The moon phase over Jeonju tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Jeonju?
The antipode of Jeonju — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.82° S, 52.85° W. It falls on land, near La Paloma, Uruguay, about 176 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Jeonju?
Jeonju lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Jeonju?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Jeonju, clocks run about 16 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.