North Korea
Time now in Samch’ŏn-eup
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 05:58Sunset 07:24Time zone UTC +9
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
UTC offset
UTC +9
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
05:58
Sunset
07:24
Day length
13h 26m
Coordinates
38.36, 125.32
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About the time in Samch’ŏn-eup
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.
Sunrise today lands at 05:58 and sunset at 07:24 local time, giving 13h 26m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (38.36, 125.32) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Samch’ŏn-eup.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Samch’ŏn-eup 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 Samch’ŏn-eup
- When do the sun rise and set in Samch’ŏn-eup today?
- Sunrise is at 05:58 and sunset at 07:24, giving 13h 26m of daylight.
- Does Samch’ŏn-eup change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Samch’ŏn-eup keeps UTC +9 throughout the year.
- 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.
- What time is it in Samch’ŏn-eup right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Samch’ŏn-eup, updating every second from Asia/Pyongyang (UTC +9).
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