Right now, local time in Sambong is 06:59 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sambong ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #119 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 5m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Day length
- 10h 21m
- Solar noon
- 12:05
- Daylight range
- 9h 02m (winter) – 15h 19m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 67% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sambong — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 42.6887° N, 129.7946° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- North Hamgyong
- Country
- 🇰🇵 North Korea
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sambong through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 42.69° S, 50.21° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Cariló, Argentina, 837 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sambong today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:19
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Dhuhr
- 12:05
- Asr
- 14:50
- Maghrib
- 17:14
- Isha
- 18:44
- Qibla direction
- 286.1° from north (WNW (286°))
Full prayer timetable for Sambong — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sambong sits in the Asia/Pyongyang time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 21m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 127 cities we cover in North Korea.
Sambong's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,153 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,862 km off. Its position on the globe is 42.69° N, 129.79° 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 | 14:59 | −16h |
| Chicago | 16:59 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 18:59 | −12h |
| London | 21:59 | −9h |
| Paris | 22:59 | −8h |
| Moscow | 00:59 | −6h |
| Dubai | 01:59 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 03:29 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:59 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 05:59 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 06:59 | same time |
| Sydney | 08:59 | +2h |
Best time to call Sambong
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sambong local time:
Cities sharing Sambong's time zone
Distances from Sambong
| Tokyo | 1,153 km | SE (129°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,687 km | SW (217°) |
| Singapore | 5,273 km | SW (216°) |
| Mumbai | 5,907 km | W (262°) |
| Moscow | 6,337 km | NW (318°) |
| Dubai | 6,912 km | W (280°) |
| London | 8,482 km | NNW (331°) |
| Paris | 8,617 km | NNW (328°) |
| Sydney | 8,788 km | SSE (162°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,036 km | NE (51°) |
| Chicago | 9,893 km | NNE (27°) |
| São Paulo | 17,862 km | N (350°) |
Cities near Sambong
FAQ
What time is it in Sambong right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sambong (North Korea), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Sambong in?
Sambong runs on the Asia/Pyongyang IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Sambong observe daylight saving time?
Sambong does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sambong today?
Sambong sees sunrise at 06:55 and sunset at 17:16 today, giving 10h 21m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sambong tonight?
The moon phase over Sambong tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 66.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sambong?
The antipode of Sambong — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 42.69° S, 50.21° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Cariló, Argentina, roughly 837 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sambong?
Sambong lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sambong?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sambong, clocks run about 5 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.