Right now, local time in Sokcho is 23:36 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sokcho ranks #7729 worldwide by population and #74 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
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Day length
- 10h 34m
- Solar noon
- 12:10
- Daylight range
- 9h 30m (winter) – 14h 49m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sokcho — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 38.2070° N, 128.5918° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Gangwon-do
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Population
- 81,164 · #7729 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sokcho through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 38.21° S, 51.41° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is La Paloma, Uruguay, about 465 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 11:36 GMT-3 (America/Montevideo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sokcho today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:23
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Dhuhr
- 12:10
- Asr
- 15:03
- Maghrib
- 17:26
- Isha
- 18:50
- Qibla direction
- 286.4° from north (WNW (286°))
Full prayer timetable for Sokcho — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sokcho sits in the Asia/Seoul time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 34m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 306 cities we cover in South Korea.
Sokcho's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,024 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,323 km off. Its position on the globe is 38.21° N, 128.59° 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 | 06:36 | −17h |
| Chicago | 08:36 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 11:36 | −12h |
| London | 14:36 | −9h |
| Paris | 15:36 | −8h |
| Moscow | 17:36 | −6h |
| Dubai | 18:36 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 20:06 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:36 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 22:36 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 23:36 | same time |
| Sydney | 01:36 | +2h |
Best time to call Sokcho
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sokcho local time:
Distances from Sokcho
| Tokyo | 1,024 km | ESE (102°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,239 km | SW (222°) |
| Singapore | 4,814 km | SW (218°) |
| Mumbai | 5,748 km | W (265°) |
| Moscow | 6,644 km | NW (319°) |
| Dubai | 6,903 km | WNW (281°) |
| Sydney | 8,348 km | SSE (161°) |
| London | 8,866 km | NNW (330°) |
| Paris | 8,983 km | NNW (327°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,432 km | NE (50°) |
| Chicago | 10,384 km | NNE (26°) |
| São Paulo | 18,323 km | NNW (343°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Sokcho right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sokcho (South Korea), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sokcho in?
Sokcho runs on the Asia/Seoul IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Sokcho observe daylight saving time?
Sokcho does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sokcho today?
Sokcho sees sunrise at 06:53 and sunset at 17:27 today, giving 10h 34m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sokcho tonight?
The moon phase over Sokcho tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sokcho?
The antipode of Sokcho — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 38.21° S, 51.41° W. It falls on land, near La Paloma, Uruguay, about 465 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sokcho?
Sokcho lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sokcho?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sokcho, clocks run about 10 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.