Right now, local time in Mokpo is 21:27 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mokpo ranks #2248 worldwide by population and #36 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 19m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Day length
- 10h 51m
- Solar noon
- 12:19
- Daylight range
- 9h 49m (winter) – 14h 30m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 80% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mokpo — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 34.8128° N, 126.3918° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Jeollanam-do
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Population
- 268,402 · #2248 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mokpo through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.81° S, 53.61° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Costa Azul, Uruguay, about 54 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:27 GMT-3 (America/Montevideo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mokpo today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:28
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Dhuhr
- 12:19
- Asr
- 15:19
- Maghrib
- 17:43
- Isha
- 19:03
- Qibla direction
- 286.1° from north (WNW (286°))
Full prayer timetable for Mokpo — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mokpo sits in the Asia/Seoul time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 51m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 306 cities we cover in South Korea.
Mokpo's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,211 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,592 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.81° N, 126.39° 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 | 05:27 | −16h |
| Chicago | 07:27 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 09:27 | −12h |
| London | 12:27 | −9h |
| Paris | 13:27 | −8h |
| Moscow | 15:27 | −6h |
| Dubai | 16:27 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 17:57 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:27 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 20:27 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 21:27 | same time |
| Sydney | 23:27 | +2h |
Best time to call Mokpo
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mokpo local time:
Distances from Mokpo
| Tokyo | 1,211 km | E (82°) |
| Hong Kong | 1,828 km | SW (224°) |
| Singapore | 4,395 km | SW (217°) |
| Mumbai | 5,521 km | W (266°) |
| Dubai | 6,787 km | WNW (282°) |
| Moscow | 6,804 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 8,063 km | SSE (159°) |
| London | 9,095 km | NNW (330°) |
| Paris | 9,193 km | NNW (327°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,828 km | NE (48°) |
| Chicago | 10,809 km | NNE (25°) |
| São Paulo | 18,592 km | NNW (330°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Mokpo right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mokpo (South Korea), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Mokpo in?
Mokpo runs on the Asia/Seoul IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Mokpo observe daylight saving time?
Mokpo does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mokpo today?
Mokpo sees sunrise at 06:53 and sunset at 17:44 today, giving 10h 51m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mokpo tonight?
The moon phase over Mokpo tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 79.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mokpo?
The antipode of Mokpo — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.81° S, 53.61° W. It falls on land, near Costa Azul, Uruguay, about 54 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mokpo?
Mokpo lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mokpo?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mokpo, clocks run about 19 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.