What time is it in Pyongyang?
Pyongyang, North Korea, is in the Asia/Pyongyang timezone (UTC+9). The sun rises around 29:33 local time.
Pyongyang, UTC+9Asia/Pyongyang
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Daylight
- 14 h 20 min
Pyongyang Drag to spin
Scheduling a call with someone in Pyongyang? Use the meeting planner to see when their working hours meet yours. Pyongyang is UTC+9, so the difference to you depends on where you are.
Pyongyang on your clock
Pick a time in Pyongyang and read it where you are. The strip below is that whole day, one cell per hour, shaded where each side is at work.
working hours 0 h shared Tap an hour to move the marker.
Pyongyang at a glance
- Country
- North Korea
- Known locally as
- 북한
- Population
- 3,222,000
- Currency
- KPW
- Dialling code
- +850
- Languages
- Korean
- Time zone
- Asia/Pyongyang
- Coordinates
- 39.02, 125.75
Population from GeoNames, country facts from the countries-list dataset.
Working from Pyongyang
Overlapping working hours with the hubs people work with most. Tokyo shares the most at 8 a day.
About the time in Pyongyang
Pyongyang keeps the Asia/Pyongyang timezone, UTC+9 right now. It does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset stays the same all year. That makes Pyongyang 9 hours ahead of UTC.
Working-hours overlap with major hubs
Working 09:00–17:00 in Pyongyang (the assumed default, we hold no figure for this country), against each hub's own working day, this is how much of your day overlaps:
- New York, 0 h overlap
- London, 0 h overlap
- Singapore, 7 h overlap
Today the sun rises around 05:33 and sets around 19:53 in Pyongyang. The days are currently getting about 2 minutes shorter each day. Tonight's sky shows a waxing gibbous.
It is currently week 31.
Most offices in Pyongyang run 09:00–17:00 in UTC+9, as far as we can tell — that is our default rather than a figure for this country. If you need to reach someone there, aim for their mid-morning or early afternoon, and use the overlap tool to find the exact window from wherever you happen to be. The clock at the top of this page stays live and always reflects the current offset, daylight saving included.
The working week
- Pyongyang
- 09:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Assumed: we have no verified convention for this country, so the international default is used.
FAQ
Which timezone is Pyongyang in?
Pyongyang uses Asia/Pyongyang, which is UTC+9.
Does Pyongyang observe daylight saving time?
The Asia/Pyongyang zone adjusts automatically for DST where it applies; the clock above is always correct.