What time is it in Sijung right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sijung, North Korea, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Asia/Pyongyang. Sijung is 9 hours ahead of UTC right now.

What time zone is Sijung in?

Sijung uses KST (Korean Standard Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is Asia/Pyongyang, and the current UTC offset is UTC+9.

Does Sijung observe daylight saving time?

No. Sijung stays on UTC+9 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Sijung?

Open the time zone converter for Sijung to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Sijung, Chagang, North Korea

Sijung is on KST (Korean Standard Time), UTC+9. Sijung does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Sijung, North Korea

9:44 PM:56KST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+9

Country: North Korea
Region: Chagang
Lat/Long: 41°05'N / 126°23'E
Elevation: 243 m
Population: 41,842
Currency: Won (KPW)
Languages: Korean
Dialling code: +850

Time zone in Sijung

Time zone
KST
Korean Standard Time
UTC offset
UTC+9
9 hours ahead of UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Sijung keeps UTC+9

Sijung keeps the time of the IANA zone Asia/Pyongyang, the one time zone in use in North Korea. Sijung does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Sijung today

Sunrise
6:59 AM
Sunset
5:36 PM
Day length
10 hours 37 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Sijung for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 41°05'N / 126°23'E.

Time difference between Sijung and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Sijung. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Sijung
City	Local time	Compared to Sijung
New YorkUnited States	Tue 8:44 AM	−13h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 5:44 AM	−16h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 7:44 AM	−14h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 8:44 AM	−13h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 6:44 AM	−15h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 9:44 AM	−12h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 12:44 PM	−9h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 1:44 PM	−8h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 1:44 PM	−8h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 1:44 PM	−8h (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 2:44 PM	−7h (behind)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 4:44 PM	−5h (behind)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 6:14 PM	−3h 30m (behind)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 8:44 PM	−1h (behind)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 8:44 PM	−1h (behind)
TokyoJapan	Tue 9:44 PM	Same time
SydneyAustralia	Tue 11:44 PM	+2h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Wed 1:44 AM	+4h (ahead)

Other cities near Sijung

All 97 cities in North Korea

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Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.