North Korea
Time now in Sŏnch’ang-dong
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 05:58Sunset 07:23Time zone UTC +9
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
UTC offset
UTC +9
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
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Sunrise
05:58
Sunset
07:23
Day length
13h 25m
Coordinates
38.73, 125.41
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Sŏnch’ang-dong on the map
About the time in Sŏnch’ang-dong
Sŏnch’ang-dong 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 Sŏnch’ang-dong 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.
Sŏnch’ang-dong 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 Sŏnch’ang-dong
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Sŏnch’ang-dong?
- Sŏnch’ang-dong is UTC +9 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What are normal business hours in Sŏnch’ang-dong in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Sŏnch’ang-dong runs from 00:00–08:00 UTC today.
- 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 Sŏnch’ang-dong right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Sŏnch’ang-dong, updating every second from Asia/Pyongyang (UTC +9).
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