Prayer times in North Korea

Prayer times by region in North Korea

Our pages in North Korea are organised in 13 regions. Choose your region, then your city: each page has its own coordinates, which is why the times change by a few minutes between cities, from east to west and north to south.

• North Hamgyong18 cities
• South Hwanghae17 cities
• South P’yŏngan Province11 cities
• South Hamgyong10 cities
• Chagang8 cities
• North Hwanghae6 cities
• P'yŏngan-bukto6 cities
• Pyongyang5 cities
• Kangwŏn-do5 cities
• Yanggang-do4 cities
• Rason3 cities
• Nampo1 city
• Kaesong1 city

How prayer times are calculated in North Korea

Pages for North Korea use the Muslim World League method: Fajr when the sun is 18° below the horizon and Isha when the sun is 17° below the horizon. Times are shown in local time (UTC+9). In the capital Pyongyang, Fajr is about 3:12 AM and Maghrib 8:06 PM around 21 June, whereas around 21 December Fajr comes at 6:16 AM and Maghrib at 5:18 PM. Daylight there ranges from 9 h 26 min to 14 h 55 min.

Our cities in North Korea stretch from Sinuiju in the west to Unggi in the east, and from Onsŏng in the north to Kangnyŏng in the south. Because of this spread, the sun reaches its zenith in Unggi about 24 minutes before Sinuiju, even though the clock is the same everywhere. Day length also differs between north and south, most of all in summer and winter, so the timetable of Pyongyang is no substitute for that of your own city.

Ramadan in North Korea

During Ramadan 1448 AH (expected on 8 February 2027), the fast in Pyongyang lasts about 11 h 59 min at the start of the month and 13 h 07 min at the end, with imsak at 5:57 AM and iftar at 6:05 PM on the first day. Times differ from one city to another, so open your city’s page for the exact imsak and iftar times.

To find your city quickly, type its name in the search box at the top of the page, or go through the regions above. On every page you will find today’s times with a countdown, a monthly timetable you can print and links to nearby cities.