Kaesong in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.9708, 126.5540
- Population
- 338 155
- Region
- South Hwanghae
- Country
- North Korea, Asia
- Capital
- Pyongyang — 125 km away
What time is it in Kaesong, South Hwanghae, North Korea
This page tells you the time right now in Kaesong, South Hwanghae, North Korea, in the Asia/Pyongyang zone (+9).
Kaesong, North Korea
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC+9 · Asia/Pyongyang
Local time in Kaesong
UTC+9 · no daylight saving time
Kaesong keeps Asia/Pyongyang clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:00 AM Solar noon 12:18 PM Sunset 5:37 PM Daylight 10 h 37 min Night 13 h 23 min Civil twilight 6:33 AM – 6:04 PM
Weather in Kaesong right now
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Kaesong and its neighbours
Largest cities in South Hwanghae
- Haeju 222 396
- Paech'On-Up 159 825
- Ch'Ongdan-Up 142 607
- Sinch'On-Up 141 407
- Ullyul 107 997
- Kangnyong 106 827
Same time zone — Asia/Pyongyang
- Pyongyang North Korea
Nearby places
- Tojo-Ri — 2.3 km
- Paegun-Dong — 2.9 km
- Yollung-Ni — 4.2 km
- Haesol-Li — 4.3 km
- Paekhwadam — 4.6 km
- Paenamuk-Kol — 5.5 km
Time and daylight in Kaesong
The time standard for Kaesong is Asia/Pyongyang at UTC+9. Daylight saving time applies here: No.
Sun-up in Kaesong is 7:00 AM today and sun-down is 5:37 PM. That gap holds 10 h 37 min of daylight.
Tojo-Ri and Paegun-Dong are near Kaesong and do not differ from it in time.
Questions and answers
- Which local time zone does Kaesong follow?
- Kaesong follows Asia/Pyongyang, with an offset of +9.
- Is there a spring or autumn clock change in Kaesong?
- Daylight saving in Kaesong: No.
- What hour brings sunrise in Kaesong?
- The hour is 7:00 AM.