Hoch'On in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.6797, 128.6070
- Region
- South Hamgyong
- Country
- North Korea, Asia
- Capital
- Pyongyang — 296 km away
- Same name
- 4 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Hoch'On, South Hamgyong, North Korea
What follows is the current local time in Hoch'On, South Hamgyong, North Korea, in the Asia/Pyongyang zone (+9).
Hoch'On, North Korea
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC+9 · Asia/Pyongyang
Local time in Hoch'On
UTC+9 · no daylight saving time
Hoch'On keeps Asia/Pyongyang clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:56 AM Solar noon 12:10 PM Sunset 5:24 PM Daylight 10 h 28 min Night 13 h 32 min Civil twilight 6:28 AM – 5:53 PM
Weather in Hoch'On right now
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Hoch'On and its neighbours
Largest cities in South Hamgyong
- Hamhung 559 056
- Hungnam 346 082
- Changam-Ch'On 207 299
- Sinp'O 152 759
- Yuktae-Dong 76 427
- Hongwon 70 923
Other places named Hoch'On
- Hoch'On South Hwanghae, North Korea
- Hoch'On Jeollanam-do, South Korea
- Hoch'On Pyongyang, North Korea
- Hoch'On South Pyongan, North Korea
Same time zone — Asia/Pyongyang
- Pyongyang North Korea
Nearby places
- Maeng-Dong — 15.2 km
- Ka-Dong — 15.4 km
- Hoe-san — 15.9 km
- Hoesan — 16.2 km
- P'Ip'An-Dong — 16.3 km
- Sangch’on — 17.4 km
About the time in Hoch'On
In Hoch'On the sun rises today at 6:56 AM and sets again at 5:24 PM. Daylight fills 10 h 28 min of the day.
Maeng-Dong and Ka-Dong, both nearby, hold the same time as Hoch'On.
Time in Hoch'On runs on Asia/Pyongyang, which is UTC+9. Does daylight saving time apply here? No.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is observed in Hoch'On?
- Hoch'On observes the Asia/Pyongyang time zone, with an offset of +9.
- Does Hoch'On observe a seasonal time shift?
- Daylight saving in Hoch'On: No.
- I need the sunrise and sunset times for Hoch'On.
- They are 6:56 AM and 5:24 PM.