North Korea
Time now in Nakch'ŏl-li
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 05:50Sunset 07:17Time zone UTC +9
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
UTC offset
UTC +9
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
05:50
Sunset
07:17
Day length
13h 27m
Coordinates
39.43, 127.21
Time difference from Nakch'ŏl-li
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Nakch'ŏl-li right now.
Nakch'ŏl-li on the map
About the time in Nakch'ŏl-li
Sunrise today lands at 05:50 and sunset at 07:17 local time, giving 13h 27m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (39.43, 127.21) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Nakch'ŏl-li.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Nakch'ŏl-li 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.
Clocks in Nakch'ŏl-li 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Nakch'ŏl-li
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Asia/Pyongyang, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Nakch'ŏl-li?
- Nakch'ŏl-li is UTC +9 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What are normal business hours in Nakch'ŏl-li in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Nakch'ŏl-li runs from 00:00–08:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Nakch'ŏl-li right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Nakch'ŏl-li, updating every second from Asia/Pyongyang (UTC +9).
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