Pyongyang is located in North Korea and uses the Asia/Pyongyang timezone, currently GMT+9 from UTC. Pyongyang does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 06:30 and sunset at 18:14 local time. The coordinates of Pyongyang are 39.02°N, 125.74°E.

Today Pyongyang gets 11 hours 44 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:22, about 22 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Pyongyang shares its GMT+9 offset with Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul, Busan, Dili. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Pyongyang from…

From	Gap	Call at (Pyongyang time)
🇹🇱 Dili	same time	09:00–17:00
🇰🇷 Seoul	same time	09:00–17:00
🇰🇷 Busan	same time	09:00–17:00
🇹🇼 Taipei	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇬🇧 London	−9h	16:00–20:00 (early or late for one side)
🇺🇸 New York	−13h	07:00–09:00 (early or late for one side)
🇸🇬 Singapore	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇦🇪 Dubai	−5h	14:00–17:00

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Pyongyang in?›

Pyongyang is in the Asia/Pyongyang timezone, currently GMT+9.

Does Pyongyang observe daylight saving time?›

No. Pyongyang does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT+9.

What is the UTC offset for Pyongyang?›

Pyongyang is currently GMT+9 from UTC (GMT+9).

Is Pyongyang ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Pyongyang is 9 hours ahead of London and 13 hours ahead of New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Pyongyang in UTC?›

09:00 in Pyongyang is 00:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT+9 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Pyongyang today?›

Today the sun rises in Pyongyang at 06:30 and sets at 18:14 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.