Sunrise and sunset in North Korea

Sunrise today: 6:56 h
Sunset today: 17:45 h

(Times for Pyongyang)

The times of sunrise and sunset in North Korea are influenced by the country's moderate northern position in the hemisphere. Not as extreme as in the United States, but still noticeable. The days in summer are long and in winter short. With up to approximately 15 hours the longest days are in Juni. On the other hand the longest dark nights happen in winter (in the southern hemisphere it is the other way around). In Dezember a night in Pyongyang last almost 15 hours.

In these days the sun in Pyongyang rises at 6:56. The early sunset at 17:45 makes the day currently a bit too short.

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Average length of daylight in Pyongyang

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Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of North Korea

The cities are ordered by their geographic position from east to west, so in an approximate direction of the sun course. Since the orbit of the sun is elliptical, sunrise or sunset never happen on a whole longitude at the same time. All data given for October 26th., localtime in North Korea

City	Sunrise	Sunset	Hours of daylight
Najin	06:42 am	05:22 pm	10:40 h
Chongjin	06:44 am	05:25 pm	10:41 h
Hyesan-dong	06:50 am	05:32 pm	10:42 h
Hyesan	06:50 am	05:32 pm	10:42 h
Yuktae-dong	06:48 am	05:34 pm	10:46 h
Hongwon	06:49 am	05:35 pm	10:46 h
Hungnam	06:50 am	05:36 pm	10:47 h
Hamhung	06:50 am	05:37 pm	10:46 h
Wonsan	06:49 am	05:38 pm	10:49 h
Kanggye	06:55 am	05:39 pm	10:43 h
Kaesong	06:51 am	05:43 pm	10:52 h
P'yongsong	06:56 am	05:44 pm	10:48 h
Sariwon	06:55 am	05:46 pm	10:50 h
Pyongyang	06:56 am	05:45 pm	10:49 h
Haeju	06:55 am	05:46 pm	10:52 h
Anju	06:57 am	05:44 pm	10:47 h
Songnim	06:56 am	05:46 pm	10:50 h
Namp’o	06:57 am	05:47 pm	10:50 h
Kusong	06:59 am	05:46 pm	10:46 h
Sinuiju	07:03 am	05:49 pm	10:46 h

Sunrise and sunset by month (Pyongyang)

Month	Sunrise	Sunset	Hours of daylight
Januar	07:52 am	05:39 pm	9:47 h
Februar	07:27 am	06:15 pm	10:48 h
März	06:46 am	06:44 pm	11:58 h
April	05:58 am	07:15 pm	13:16 h
Mai	05:22 am	07:44 pm	14:21 h
Juni	05:09 am	08:05 pm	14:57 h
Juli	05:22 am	08:03 pm	14:42 h
August	05:48 am	07:34 pm	13:45 h
September	06:16 am	06:47 pm	12:31 h
Oktober	06:45 am	06:00 pm	11:15 h
November	07:18 am	05:24 pm	10:06 h
Dezember	07:47 am	05:16 pm	9:30 h

Where does the sun rise in North Korea?

The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city in North Korea is Ungsang-nodongjagu in the region of Rason. There, the sun rises at 6:42 am and sets at 5:21 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of Sinuiju (P'yongan-bukto) at 5:49 pm.

International cities for comparison

City	Sunrise	Sunset	Hours of daylight
Berlin (Germany)	07:50 am	05:50 pm	9:60 h
New York (USA)	07:17 am	06:02 pm	10:45 h
Sydney (Australia)	05:59 am	07:18 pm	13:19 h
Manila (Philippines)	05:48 am	05:31 pm	11:43 h
Moscow (Russia)	07:21 am	05:05 pm	9:44 h
Shanghai (China)	06:03 am	05:12 pm	11:09 h
Helsinki (Finland)	08:26 am	05:42 pm	9:16 h