North Korea
Time now in Ch'op'yŏng-ni
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 05:54Sunset 07:17Time zone UTC +9
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
UTC offset
UTC +9
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
05:54
Sunset
07:17
Day length
13h 23m
Coordinates
38.75, 126.72
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Ch'op'yŏng-ni on the map
About the time in Ch'op'yŏng-ni
Clocks in Ch'op'yŏng-ni 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.
Ch'op'yŏng-ni 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.
Ch'op'yŏng-ni follows the civil time used across its region of North Korea; there is no separate local reckoning inside the city.
Frequently asked questions about time in Ch'op'yŏng-ni
- What time is it in Ch'op'yŏng-ni right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Ch'op'yŏng-ni, updating every second from Asia/Pyongyang (UTC +9).
- Which time zone is Ch'op'yŏng-ni in?
- Ch'op'yŏng-ni uses Asia/Pyongyang, currently UTC +9.
- When do the sun rise and set in Ch'op'yŏng-ni today?
- Sunrise is at 05:54 and sunset at 07:17, giving 13h 23m of daylight.
- Does Ch'op'yŏng-ni change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Ch'op'yŏng-ni keeps UTC +9 throughout the year.
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