Gwangchon in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.4565, 126.4710
- Region
- Jeollabuk-do
- Country
- South Korea, Asia
- Capital
- Seoul — 239 km away
- Same name
- 4 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Gwangchon, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
This page shows the current local time in Gwangchon, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea, in the Asia/Seoul time zone (+9).
Gwangchon, South Korea
Sunday, 18 October 2026
UTC+9 · Asia/Seoul
Local time in Gwangchon
UTC+9 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Gwangchon, Jeollabuk-do.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:43 AM Solar noon 12:20 PM Sunset 5:57 PM Daylight 11 h 14 min Night 12 h 46 min Civil twilight 6:18 AM – 6:23 PM
Weather in Gwangchon right now
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Gwangchon and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 56407 상하면 — 0.9 km away
- 56408 상하면 — 1.9 km away
- 56405 해리면 — 3.1 km away
- 56410 상하면 — 3.2 km away
- 56409 상하면 — 3.2 km away
- 57016 홍농읍 — 4.8 km away
- 56406 해리면 — 5.0 km away
- 56404 해리면 — 5.3 km away
- 56459 상하면 — 5.5 km away
- 57003 홍농읍 — 5.7 km away
- 57017 홍농읍 — 5.9 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Jeollabuk-do
Other places named Gwangchon
- Gwangchon Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
- Gwangchon North Chungcheong, South Korea
- Gwangchon Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- Gwangchon Jeollanam-do, South Korea
Same time zone — Asia/Seoul
- Seoul South Korea
- Busan South Korea
- Incheon South Korea
- Daegu South Korea
- Daejeon South Korea
- Gwangju South Korea
Nearby places
- Panjeong — 0.6 km
- Seokpo — 1.5 km
- Changho-Ri — 1.7 km
- Pyeonggok — 2.0 km
- Geomsan — 2.1 km
- Songnam-Ni — 2.4 km
Gwangchon: clock, sun and surroundings
The zone applied in Gwangchon is Asia/Seoul with offset UTC+9. Whether clocks shift for daylight saving: No.
The sun breaks the horizon at Gwangchon at 6:43 AM and leaves it at 5:57 PM. Daylight comes to 11 h 14 min.
Gwangchon shares one clock with the nearby places Panjeong and Seokpo.
Postal designations for Gwangchon total 11.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone designation is used for Gwangchon?
- The designation used for Gwangchon is Asia/Seoul, with an offset of +9.
- Is a daylight saving adjustment made in Gwangchon?
- No.
- What time is sunrise in Gwangchon?
- It is 6:43 AM.