Right now, local time in Kosong is 01:23 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kosong ranks #9975 worldwide by population and #88 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 10m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Day length
- 10h 32m
- Solar noon
- 12:10
- Daylight range
- 9h 29m (winter) – 14h 51m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kosong — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 38.3788° N, 128.4676° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Gangwon-do
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Population
- 62,446 · #9975 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kosong through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 38.38° S, 51.53° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is La Paloma, Uruguay, about 475 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 13:23 GMT-3 (America/Montevideo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kosong today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:24
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Dhuhr
- 12:11
- Asr
- 15:02
- Maghrib
- 17:25
- Isha
- 18:49
- Qibla direction
- 286.3° from north (WNW (286°))
Full prayer timetable for Kosong — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kosong sits in the Asia/Seoul time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 32m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 306 cities we cover in South Korea.
Kosong's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,039 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,302 km off. Its position on the globe is 38.38° N, 128.47° 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 | 08:23 | −17h |
| Chicago | 10:23 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 13:23 | −12h |
| London | 16:23 | −9h |
| Paris | 17:23 | −8h |
| Moscow | 19:23 | −6h |
| Dubai | 20:23 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 21:53 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:23 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 00:23 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 01:23 | same time |
| Sydney | 03:23 | +2h |
Best time to call Kosong
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kosong local time:
Distances from Kosong
| Tokyo | 1,039 km | ESE (103°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,246 km | SW (221°) |
| Singapore | 4,823 km | SW (217°) |
| Mumbai | 5,739 km | W (264°) |
| Moscow | 6,622 km | NW (319°) |
| Dubai | 6,889 km | W (281°) |
| Sydney | 8,370 km | SSE (161°) |
| London | 8,844 km | NNW (330°) |
| Paris | 8,961 km | NNW (327°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,428 km | NE (50°) |
| Chicago | 10,372 km | NNE (26°) |
| São Paulo | 18,302 km | NNW (343°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Kosong right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kosong (South Korea), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kosong in?
Kosong runs on the Asia/Seoul IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Kosong observe daylight saving time?
Kosong does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kosong today?
Kosong sees sunrise at 06:55 and sunset at 17:26 today, giving 10h 32m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kosong tonight?
The moon phase over Kosong tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kosong?
The antipode of Kosong — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 38.38° S, 51.53° W. It falls on land, near La Paloma, Uruguay, about 475 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kosong?
Kosong lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kosong?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kosong, clocks run about 10 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.