Right now, local time in Sunch’ŏn is 22:50 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sunch’ŏn ranks #1384 worldwide by population and #4 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 21m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Day length
- 10h 30m
- Solar noon
- 12:21
- Daylight range
- 9h 23m (winter) – 14h 57m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sunch’ŏn — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 39.4317° N, 125.9328° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- South Pyongan
- Country
- 🇰🇵 North Korea
- Population
- 437,000 · #1384 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sunch’ŏn through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 39.43° S, 54.07° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Cariló, Argentina, about 352 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 10:50 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 Sunch’ŏn today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:34
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Dhuhr
- 12:21
- Asr
- 15:11
- Maghrib
- 17:34
- Isha
- 19:00
- Qibla direction
- 284.6° from north (WNW (285°))
Full prayer timetable for Sunch’ŏn — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sunch’ŏn sits in the Asia/Pyongyang time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 30m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 127 cities we cover in North Korea.
Sunch’ŏn's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,280 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,115 km off. Its position on the globe is 39.43° N, 125.93° 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 | 05:50 | −17h |
| Chicago | 07:50 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 10:50 | −12h |
| London | 13:50 | −9h |
| Paris | 14:50 | −8h |
| Moscow | 16:50 | −6h |
| Dubai | 17:50 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 19:20 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:50 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 21:50 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 22:50 | same time |
| Sydney | 00:50 | +2h |
Best time to call Sunch’ŏn
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sunch’ŏn local time:
Cities sharing Sunch’ŏn's time zone
Distances from Sunch’ŏn
| Tokyo | 1,280 km | ESE (105°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,205 km | SW (214°) |
| Singapore | 4,791 km | SSW (213°) |
| Mumbai | 5,535 km | W (262°) |
| Moscow | 6,389 km | NW (318°) |
| Dubai | 6,652 km | W (279°) |
| Sydney | 8,556 km | SSE (159°) |
| London | 8,632 km | NNW (329°) |
| Paris | 8,743 km | NW (326°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,518 km | NE (48°) |
| Chicago | 10,359 km | NNE (24°) |
| São Paulo | 18,115 km | NNW (336°) |
Cities near Sunch’ŏn
- P’yŏngsŏng21 km · 22:50
- Kaech’ŏn30 km · 22:50
- Anju31 km · 22:50
- Paek'ak28 km · 22:50
- Sunan33 km · 22:50
- Kangdong-ŭp35 km · 22:50
- Sinanju33 km · 22:50
- Yŏngbyŏn44 km · 22:50
FAQ
What time is it in Sunch’ŏn right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sunch’ŏn (North Korea), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sunch’ŏn in?
Sunch’ŏn runs on the Asia/Pyongyang IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Sunch’ŏn observe daylight saving time?
Sunch’ŏn does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sunch’ŏn today?
Sunch’ŏn sees sunrise at 07:05 and sunset at 17:36 today, giving 10h 30m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sunch’ŏn tonight?
The moon phase over Sunch’ŏn tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sunch’ŏn?
The antipode of Sunch’ŏn — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 39.43° S, 54.07° W. It falls on land, near Cariló, Argentina, about 352 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sunch’ŏn?
Sunch’ŏn lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sunch’ŏn?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sunch’ŏn, clocks run about 21 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.