North Korea
Time now in Ch'ŏngsu-ri
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 05:55Sunset 07:20Time zone UTC +9
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
UTC offset
UTC +9
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
05:55
Sunset
07:20
Day length
13h 26m
Coordinates
38.29, 126.29
Time difference from Ch'ŏngsu-ri
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Ch'ŏngsu-ri right now.
Ch'ŏngsu-ri on the map
About the time in Ch'ŏngsu-ri
Ch'ŏngsu-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.
Clocks in Ch'ŏngsu-ri stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC +9 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in North Korea.
The zone identifier Asia/Pyongyang is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Asia/Pyongyang keeps pointing at Pyongyang time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Ch'ŏngsu-ri
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Ch'ŏngsu-ri?
- Ch'ŏngsu-ri is UTC +9 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Ch'ŏngsu-ri change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Ch'ŏngsu-ri keeps UTC +9 throughout the year.
- When do the sun rise and set in Ch'ŏngsu-ri today?
- Sunrise is at 05:55 and sunset at 07:20, giving 13h 26m of daylight.
- What time is it in Ch'ŏngsu-ri right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Ch'ŏngsu-ri, updating every second from Asia/Pyongyang (UTC +9).
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