North Korea
Time now in Wŏrhyŏl-li
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 05:58Sunset 07:25Time zone UTC +9
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
UTC offset
UTC +9
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
05:58
Sunset
07:25
Day length
13h 27m
Coordinates
39.60, 125.34
Time difference from Wŏrhyŏl-li
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Wŏrhyŏl-li on the map
About the time in Wŏrhyŏl-li
Sunrise today lands at 05:58 and sunset at 07:25 local time, giving 13h 27m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (39.60, 125.34) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Wŏrhyŏl-li.
Wŏrhyŏl-li follows the civil time used across its region of North Korea; there is no separate local reckoning inside the city.
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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Wŏrhyŏl-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.
- Does Wŏrhyŏl-li change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Wŏrhyŏl-li keeps UTC +9 throughout the year.
- What are normal business hours in Wŏrhyŏl-li in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Wŏrhyŏl-li runs from 00:00–08:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Wŏrhyŏl-li right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Wŏrhyŏl-li, updating every second from Asia/Pyongyang (UTC +9).
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