North Korea
Time now in Ch'angsŏngi-ri
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 05:44Sunset 07:14Time zone UTC +9
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
UTC offset
UTC +9
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
05:44
Sunset
07:14
Day length
13h 30m
Coordinates
40.59, 128.42
Time difference from Ch'angsŏngi-ri
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Ch'angsŏngi-ri right now.
Ch'angsŏngi-ri on the map
About the time in Ch'angsŏngi-ri
Ch'angsŏngi-ri follows the civil time used across its region of North Korea; there is no separate local reckoning inside the city.
Ch'angsŏngi-ri sits at latitude 40.59, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 30m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Ch'angsŏngi-ri runs on Asia/Pyongyang, which puts the city UTC +9 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Frequently asked questions about time in Ch'angsŏngi-ri
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Ch'angsŏngi-ri?
- Ch'angsŏngi-ri is UTC +9 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Ch'angsŏngi-ri change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Ch'angsŏngi-ri keeps UTC +9 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is Ch'angsŏngi-ri in?
- Ch'angsŏngi-ri uses Asia/Pyongyang, currently UTC +9.
- What time is it in Ch'angsŏngi-ri right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Ch'angsŏngi-ri, updating every second from Asia/Pyongyang (UTC +9).
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