Right now, local time in Kwangyang is 01:49 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kwangyang ranks #7002 worldwide by population and #65 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 14m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Day length
- 10h 43m
- Solar noon
- 12:14
- Daylight range
- 9h 48m (winter) – 14h 31m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kwangyang — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 34.9753° N, 127.5892° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Jeollanam-do
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Population
- 89,281 · #7002 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kwangyang through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.98° S, 52.41° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Puimayen, Uruguay, about 162 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 13:49 GMT-3 (America/Montevideo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kwangyang today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:26
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Dhuhr
- 12:14
- Asr
- 15:11
- Maghrib
- 17:34
- Isha
- 18:55
- Qibla direction
- 286.7° from north (WNW (287°))
Full prayer timetable for Kwangyang — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kwangyang sits in the Asia/Seoul time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 43m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 306 cities we cover in South Korea.
Kwangyang's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,100 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,627 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.98° N, 127.59° 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 | 08:49 | −17h |
| Chicago | 10:49 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 13:49 | −12h |
| London | 16:49 | −9h |
| Paris | 17:49 | −8h |
| Moscow | 19:49 | −6h |
| Dubai | 20:49 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 22:19 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:49 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 00:49 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 01:49 | same time |
| Sydney | 03:49 | +2h |
Best time to call Kwangyang
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kwangyang local time:
Distances from Kwangyang
| Tokyo | 1,100 km | E (82°) |
| Hong Kong | 1,918 km | SW (226°) |
| Singapore | 4,476 km | SW (219°) |
| Mumbai | 5,631 km | W (267°) |
| Moscow | 6,860 km | NW (320°) |
| Dubai | 6,890 km | WNW (283°) |
| Sydney | 8,040 km | SSE (160°) |
| London | 9,134 km | NNW (330°) |
| Paris | 9,237 km | NNW (327°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,734 km | NE (49°) |
| Chicago | 10,747 km | NNE (26°) |
| São Paulo | 18,627 km | NNW (335°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Kwangyang right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kwangyang (South Korea), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kwangyang in?
Kwangyang runs on the Asia/Seoul IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Kwangyang observe daylight saving time?
Kwangyang does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kwangyang today?
Kwangyang sees sunrise at 06:53 and sunset at 17:35 today, giving 10h 43m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kwangyang tonight?
The moon phase over Kwangyang tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kwangyang?
The antipode of Kwangyang — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.98° S, 52.41° W. It falls on land, near Puimayen, Uruguay, about 162 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kwangyang?
Kwangyang lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kwangyang?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kwangyang, clocks run about 14 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.