North Korea
Time now in Kaesŏng
Sunrise 05:53Sunset 07:20Time zone UTC +9
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
UTC offset
UTC +9
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
338,155
Sunrise
05:53
Sunset
07:20
Day length
13h 27m
Coordinates
37.97, 126.55
Time difference from Kaesŏng
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Kaesŏng right now.
Kaesŏng on the map
About the time in Kaesŏng
Clocks in Kaesŏng 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.
Around 338,155 people live in Kaesŏng, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Kaesŏng day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 00:00–08:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Kaesŏng
- What are normal business hours in Kaesŏng in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Kaesŏng runs from 00:00–08:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Kaesŏng right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Kaesŏng, updating every second from Asia/Pyongyang (UTC +9).
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Kaesŏng?
- Kaesŏng is UTC +9 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is Kaesŏng in?
- Kaesŏng uses Asia/Pyongyang, currently UTC +9.
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