Sŏjung in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.4614, 127.0630
- Region
- South Hamgyong
- Country
- North Korea, Asia
- Capital
- Pyongyang — 191 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Sŏjung, South Hamgyong, North Korea
Right now in Sŏjung, South Hamgyong, North Korea the local time is the one shown here, in the Asia/Pyongyang zone (+9).
Sŏjung, North Korea
Monday, 9 November 2026
UTC+9 · Asia/Pyongyang
Local time in Sŏjung
UTC+9 · no daylight saving time
Sŏjung keeps Asia/Pyongyang clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:11 AM Solar noon 12:17 PM Sunset 5:22 PM Daylight 10 h 11 min Night 13 h 49 min Civil twilight 6:43 AM – 5:51 PM
Weather in Sŏjung right now
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Sŏjung 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 Sŏjung
Same time zone — Asia/Pyongyang
- Pyongyang North Korea
Nearby places
- Sinpo — 10.4 km
- Sinp'O-Dong — 10.5 km
- Solbatchi — 11.7 km
- Sinhŭng-ni — 11.8 km
- Tonggae-Dong — 13.0 km
- Taedokchang — 14.4 km
Sŏjung: clock, sun and surroundings
The time zone used in Sŏjung is Asia/Pyongyang, set at UTC+9. Whether the clocks shift for daylight saving: No.
Today the sun rises over Sŏjung at 7:11 AM and sets at 5:22 PM. That is 10 h 11 min of daylight in all.
In Sinpo and Sinp'O-Dong the clock agrees with Sŏjung.
Questions and answers
- What time zone governs the clock in Sŏjung?
- The clock in Sŏjung follows Asia/Pyongyang, with an offset of +9.
- What time zone rules apply in Sŏjung — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Sŏjung: No.
- When does daylight begin in Sŏjung?
- Daylight begins at 7:11 AM.