Right now, local time in Yŏmju is 18:17 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Yŏmju ranks #46900 worldwide by population and #116 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 26m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Day length
- 10h 31m
- Solar noon
- 12:26
- Daylight range
- 9h 20m (winter) – 15h 00m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 62% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Yŏmju — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 39.8930° N, 124.5976° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- P'yŏngan-bukto
- Country
- 🇰🇵 North Korea
- Population
- 9,437 · #46900 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Yŏmju through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 39.89° S, 55.40° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Mar del Plata, Argentina, about 281 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 06:17 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 Yŏmju today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:38
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Dhuhr
- 12:26
- Asr
- 15:16
- Maghrib
- 17:40
- Isha
- 19:06
- Qibla direction
- 283.7° from north (WNW (284°))
Full prayer timetable for Yŏmju — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Yŏmju sits in the Asia/Pyongyang time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 31m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 127 cities we cover in North Korea.
Yŏmju's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,404 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,020 km off. Its position on the globe is 39.89° N, 124.60° 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 | 01:17 | −17h |
| Chicago | 03:17 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 06:17 | −12h |
| London | 09:17 | −9h |
| Paris | 10:17 | −8h |
| Moscow | 12:17 | −6h |
| Dubai | 13:17 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 14:47 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 17:17 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 17:17 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 18:17 | same time |
| Sydney | 20:17 | +2h |
Best time to call Yŏmju
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Yŏmju local time:
Cities sharing Yŏmju's time zone
Distances from Yŏmju
| Tokyo | 1,404 km | ESE (105°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,188 km | SSW (210°) |
| Singapore | 4,773 km | SSW (211°) |
| Mumbai | 5,430 km | W (260°) |
| Moscow | 6,275 km | NW (318°) |
| Dubai | 6,531 km | W (278°) |
| London | 8,529 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 8,636 km | NW (325°) |
| Sydney | 8,646 km | SSE (158°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,568 km | NE (48°) |
| Chicago | 10,359 km | NNE (23°) |
| São Paulo | 18,020 km | NNW (333°) |
Cities near Yŏmju
- Sinŭiju29 km · 18:17
- Langtoucun28 km · 17:17
- Dandong31 km · 17:17
- Uiju35 km · 18:17
- Sindo33 km · 18:17
- Xinxing41 km · 17:17
- Kwaksan47 km · 18:17
- Panghyŏn-dong55 km · 18:17
FAQ
What time is it in Yŏmju right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Yŏmju (North Korea), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Yŏmju in?
Yŏmju runs on the Asia/Pyongyang IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Yŏmju observe daylight saving time?
Yŏmju does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Yŏmju today?
Yŏmju sees sunrise at 07:10 and sunset at 17:41 today, giving 10h 31m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Yŏmju tonight?
The moon phase over Yŏmju tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 62.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Yŏmju?
The antipode of Yŏmju — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 39.89° S, 55.40° W. It falls on land, near Mar del Plata, Argentina, about 281 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Yŏmju?
Yŏmju lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Yŏmju?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Yŏmju, clocks run about 26 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.