Sunrise in Pyongyang today

Pyongyang lies at 39°N. In Pyongyang, day length ranges from 9h 25m in winter to 14h 55m in summer — a swing of about 5h 29m.

The sun comes up over the east horizon in Pyongyang today, at a bearing of 79°. It starts getting light 27 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises 8 minutes later in Pyongyang than in Hamhŭng, 182 km to the east-northeast.

The time of sunrise slides earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Pyongyang.

The longest day in Pyongyang is around 14h 55m (around June 21). The shortest is around 9h 25m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 2 minutes per day.