Right now, local time in Pohang is 11:10 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Pohang ranks #1226 worldwide by population and #20 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 7m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Day length
- 10h 45m
- Solar noon
- 12:07
- Daylight range
- 9h 42m (winter) – 14h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Pohang — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 36.0292° N, 129.3648° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Gyeongsangbuk-do
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Population
- 492,041 · #1226 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Pohang through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.03° S, 50.64° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Puimayen, Uruguay, about 356 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 23:10 GMT-3 (America/Montevideo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Pohang today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:17
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Dhuhr
- 12:07
- Asr
- 15:05
- Maghrib
- 17:28
- Isha
- 18:50
- Qibla direction
- 287.4° from north (WNW (287°))
Full prayer timetable for Pohang — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Pohang sits in the Asia/Seoul time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 45m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 306 cities we cover in South Korea.
Pohang's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 931 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,575 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.03° N, 129.36° 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 | 19:10 | −16h |
| Chicago | 21:10 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 23:10 | −12h |
| London | 02:10 | −9h |
| Paris | 03:10 | −8h |
| Moscow | 05:10 | −6h |
| Dubai | 06:10 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 07:40 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:10 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 10:10 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 11:10 | same time |
| Sydney | 13:10 | +2h |
Best time to call Pohang
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Pohang local time:
Distances from Pohang
| Tokyo | 931 km | E (89°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,116 km | SW (228°) |
| Singapore | 4,669 km | SW (220°) |
| Mumbai | 5,799 km | W (267°) |
| Moscow | 6,873 km | NW (320°) |
| Dubai | 7,021 km | WNW (283°) |
| Sydney | 8,097 km | SSE (161°) |
| London | 9,111 km | NNW (331°) |
| Paris | 9,224 km | NNW (328°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,535 km | NE (50°) |
| Chicago | 10,571 km | NNE (27°) |
| São Paulo | 18,575 km | NNW (343°) |
Cities near Pohang
FAQ
What time is it in Pohang right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Pohang (South Korea), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Pohang in?
Pohang runs on the Asia/Seoul IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Pohang observe daylight saving time?
Pohang does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Pohang today?
Pohang sees sunrise at 06:44 and sunset at 17:30 today, giving 10h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Pohang tonight?
The moon phase over Pohang tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 74.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Pohang?
The antipode of Pohang — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.03° S, 50.64° W. It falls on land, near Puimayen, Uruguay, about 356 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Pohang?
Pohang lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Pohang?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Pohang, clocks run about 7 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.