Time in Beijing vs Sunch’ŏn
Beijing keeps CST (UTC+8) and Sunch’ŏn keeps KST (UTC+9) today. Sunch’ŏn is 1 hour ahead of Beijing; the rows below read both clocks live.
The working day, side by side
Hours shaded in both rows are inside working hours in both cities: 10:00–18:00 in Sunch’ŏn (09:00–17:00 your time).
| City | 00:00 in Beijing | 01:00 in Beijing | 02:00 in Beijing | 03:00 in Beijing | 04:00 in Beijing | 05:00 in Beijing | 06:00 in Beijing | 07:00 in Beijing | 08:00 in Beijing | 09:00 in Beijing | 10:00 in Beijing | 11:00 in Beijing | 12:00 in Beijing | 13:00 in Beijing | 14:00 in Beijing | 15:00 in Beijing | 16:00 in Beijing | 17:00 in Beijing | 18:00 in Beijing | 19:00 in Beijing | 20:00 in Beijing | 21:00 in Beijing | 22:00 in Beijing | 23:00 in Beijing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Sunch’ŏn—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
- Working hours
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- Night
- Overlap
Do more with Beijing and Sunch’ŏn
Best hours to call
09:00 in Beijing
Inside working hours on both sides
10:00 in Sunch’ŏn
10:00 in Beijing
Inside working hours on both sides
11:00 in Sunch’ŏn
11:00 in Beijing
Inside working hours on both sides
12:00 in Sunch’ŏn
12:00 in Beijing
Inside working hours on both sides
13:00 in Sunch’ŏn
Where daylight saving pulls them apart
Neither Beijing nor Sunch’ŏn changes its clocks, so the gap above holds all year.
Also useful
Common questions
How many hours ahead is Sunch’ŏn of Beijing?
Sunch’ŏn is 1 hour ahead of Beijing right now. The gap is not fixed: it moves whenever either side changes its clocks.
What is the best time to call between Beijing and Sunch’ŏn?
Any hour in 09:00–17:00 Beijing time is inside working hours in both cities.
Do Beijing and Sunch’ŏn change clocks on the same date?
Neither city changes its clocks, so the gap between them never moves.