North Korea
Time now in Sŏngch’ŏn-gun
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 05:55Sunset 07:19Time zone UTC +9
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
UTC offset
UTC +9
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
05:55
Sunset
07:19
Day length
13h 24m
Coordinates
39.26, 126.22
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About the time in Sŏngch’ŏn-gun
Sŏngch’ŏn-gun follows the civil time used across its region of North Korea; there is no separate local reckoning inside the city.
Sŏngch’ŏn-gun 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.
Sŏngch’ŏn-gun sits at latitude 39.26, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 24m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Sŏngch’ŏn-gun
- Does Sŏngch’ŏn-gun change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Sŏngch’ŏn-gun keeps UTC +9 throughout the year.
- What are normal business hours in Sŏngch’ŏn-gun in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Sŏngch’ŏn-gun runs from 00:00–08:00 UTC today.
- When do the sun rise and set in Sŏngch’ŏn-gun today?
- Sunrise is at 05:55 and sunset at 07:19, giving 13h 24m of daylight.
- What time is it in Sŏngch’ŏn-gun right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Sŏngch’ŏn-gun, updating every second from Asia/Pyongyang (UTC +9).
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