Right now, local time in Kanggye is 17:09 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kanggye ranks #2947 worldwide by population and #15 in North Korea.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Pyongyang GMT+9
- UTC offset
- UTC+09:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 18m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Day length
- 10h 27m
- Solar noon
- 12:18
- Daylight range
- 9h 13m (winter) – 15h 07m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 63% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kanggye — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 40.9695° N, 126.5852° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Chagang
- Country
- 🇰🇵 North Korea
- Population
- 209,530 · #2947 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kanggye through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 40.97° S, 53.41° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Mar del Plata, Argentina, about 485 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 05:09 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kanggye today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:31
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Dhuhr
- 12:18
- Asr
- 15:06
- Maghrib
- 17:30
- Isha
- 18:58
- Qibla direction
- 284.6° from north (WNW (285°))
Full prayer timetable for Kanggye — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kanggye sits in the Asia/Pyongyang time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 27m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 127 cities we cover in North Korea.
Kanggye's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,283 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,978 km off. Its position on the globe is 40.97° N, 126.59° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 01:09 | −16h |
| Chicago | 02:09 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 05:09 | −12h |
| London | 08:09 | −9h |
| Paris | 09:09 | −8h |
| Moscow | 11:09 | −6h |
| Dubai | 12:09 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 13:39 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 16:09 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 16:09 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 17:09 | same time |
| Sydney | 19:09 | +2h |
Best time to call Kanggye
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kanggye local time:
Cities sharing Kanggye's time zone
Distances from Kanggye
| Tokyo | 1,283 km | ESE (113°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,378 km | SSW (213°) |
| Singapore | 4,964 km | SSW (213°) |
| Mumbai | 5,616 km | W (261°) |
| Moscow | 6,300 km | NW (318°) |
| Dubai | 6,680 km | W (279°) |
| London | 8,514 km | NNW (329°) |
| Paris | 8,632 km | NW (326°) |
| Sydney | 8,695 km | SSE (159°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,363 km | NE (49°) |
| Chicago | 10,181 km | NNE (25°) |
| São Paulo | 17,978 km | NNW (340°) |
Cities near Kanggye
- Hŭngju-dong4 km · 17:09
- Ŭijin-dong8 km · 17:09
- Sijung21 km · 17:09
- Manp’o32 km · 17:09
- Ji’an37 km · 16:09
- Chasŏng55 km · 17:09
- Yŏch’im-dong68 km · 17:09
- Songwŏn-ŭp70 km · 17:09
FAQ
What time is it in Kanggye right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kanggye (North Korea), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kanggye in?
Kanggye runs on the Asia/Pyongyang IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Kanggye observe daylight saving time?
Kanggye does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kanggye today?
Kanggye sees sunrise at 07:04 and sunset at 17:32 today, giving 10h 27m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kanggye tonight?
The moon phase over Kanggye tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 62.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kanggye?
The antipode of Kanggye — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 40.97° S, 53.41° W. It falls on land, near Mar del Plata, Argentina, about 485 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kanggye?
Kanggye lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kanggye?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kanggye, clocks run about 18 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.