Current Time in Sunch’ŏn, North Korea

Monday, 2 November 2026Week 45

Tokyo11:23 Beijing10:23 Paris03:23 London02:23 New York City21:23 Los Angeles18:23

Asia/Pyongyang • UTC+9 • KST

The live clock above shows the current local time in Sunch’ŏn, North Korea. Sunch’ŏn uses the Asia/Pyongyang time zone and is currently on KST (UTC+9). It is the 4th largest city in North Korea by population.

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Sunrise: 07:05•Sunset: 17:36•Day length: 10h 30m−3 min vs yesterday••Timezone: UTC+9 (KST)

Last quarterSunrise07:05Solar noon12:21Sunset17:36

00:00day length 10h 30m24:00

Sunch’ŏn Time Zone

Sunch’ŏn follows the Asia/Pyongyang time zone. It stays on KST (UTC+9) all year and does not observe daylight saving time.

IANA time zone	Asia/Pyongyang
Standard time	KST
Standard UTC offset	UTC+9
Daylight saving	No

Daylight Saving Time (DST)

No daylight saving time

Sunch’ŏn stays on KST (UTC+9) all year.

Time Difference (Relative to Sunch’ŏn)

← Behind (- hours)← −h• Sunch’ŏn (0h)Ahead (+ hours) →+h →

−17 hours

−15 hours

−14 hours

−14 hours

−12 hours

−9 hours

UTC

−9 hours

−8 hours

−8 hours

−8 hours

−7 hours

−7 hours

−6 hours

−6 hours

−5 hours

−3.5 hours

−1 hour

−1 hour

−1 hour

0 hours

Sunch’ŏn (Current)

0 hours

Sydney

+2 hours

Major Cities in North Korea

Pyongyang Hamhŭng Namp’o Sunch’ŏn Hŭngnam Kaesŏng Wŏnsan Chongjin Man’gyŏngdae-ri Kaech’ŏn Sariwŏn-si Sinŭiju Haeju Kanggye Hyesan

Time Converter

If it is 12:00 in Sunch’ŏn, it is:

Tokyo—Beijing—Paris—London—New York City—Los Angeles—

Best Time to Call Sunch’ŏn

Location	Sunch’ŏn 09:00	Sunch’ŏn 17:00
Tokyo	09:00	17:00
Beijing	08:00	16:00
Paris	01:00	09:00
London	00:00	08:00
New York City	19:00	03:00

Hours shown are local time in each city when it is that time in Sunch’ŏn.

Key facts

Time zone: Asia/Pyongyang
UTC offset: UTC+9
Abbreviation: KST
Daylight saving: Not in effect
Solar noon: 12:21
Coordinates: 39.43, 125.93
Population: 437,000
Dialing code: +850
Currency: KPW (₩)
ISO week: 45

Other cities in Asia/Pyongyang

Pyongyang11:23 Hamhŭng11:23 Namp’o11:23 Hŭngnam11:23 Kaesŏng11:23 Wŏnsan11:23

Nearby cities

P’yŏngsŏng11:23 Kaech’ŏn11:23 Pyongyang11:23 Man’gyŏngdae-ri11:23 Namp’o11:23 Sariwŏn-si11:23

Frequently Asked Questions

What time is it in Sunch’ŏn right now?: The live clock above shows the current time in Sunch’ŏn. Sunch’ŏn is currently on KST (UTC+9).
What time zone is Sunch’ŏn in?: Sunch’ŏn uses the IANA time zone Asia/Pyongyang.
What is the UTC offset of Sunch’ŏn?: Sunch’ŏn is on KST, UTC+9, all year.
Does Sunch’ŏn change the clocks?: No. Sunch’ŏn stays on the same time all year and does not observe daylight saving time.
How far ahead of UTC is Sunch’ŏn?: Sunch’ŏn is currently 9 hours ahead of UTC.