Tapchon in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.6186, 127.1270
- Region
- Kangwŏn-do
- Country
- North Korea, Asia
- Capital
- Pyongyang — 112 km away
What time is it in Tapchon, Kangwŏn-do, North Korea
The current local time in Tapchon, Kangwŏn-do, North Korea is displayed here for the Asia/Pyongyang time zone (+9).
Tapchon, North Korea
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
UTC+9 · Asia/Pyongyang
Local time in Tapchon
UTC+9 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Tapchon, Kangwŏn-do.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:10 AM Solar noon 12:17 PM Sunset 5:24 PM Daylight 10 h 14 min Night 13 h 46 min Civil twilight 6:42 AM – 5:52 PM
Weather in Tapchon right now
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Tapchon and its neighbours
Largest cities in Kangwŏn-do
- Wonsan 329 207
- Anbyon-Up 31 845
- Kosan 24 822
- Hoeyang 21 111
- T'Ongch'On-Up 20 575
Same time zone — Asia/Pyongyang
- Pyongyang North Korea
Nearby places
- Ch'On'Gi-Ri — 2.9 km
- Sunghak-Kol — 3.1 km
- Sangsangbak-Kol — 5.6 km
- Chungsam-Ni — 5.8 km
- Wonbat — 5.8 km
- Sangsang-Dong — 6.3 km
Tapchon: clock, sun and surroundings
Tapchon is on Asia/Pyongyang time, which corresponds to UTC+9. Whether the area observes daylight saving: No.
At Tapchon the sun clears the horizon at 7:10 AM and sinks again at 5:24 PM. The gap between them is 10 h 14 min.
The time in Tapchon is also the time in nearby Ch'On'Gi-Ri and Sunghak-Kol.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone designation is used for Tapchon?
- The designation used for Tapchon is Asia/Pyongyang, with an offset of +9.
- Does the clock in Tapchon stay the same all year?
- Daylight saving time in Tapchon: No.
- Can you tell me the sunset time in Tapchon?
- In Tapchon the sun sets at 5:24 PM.