Budapest to Chongjin: time difference

Chongjin is 8 h ahead of Budapest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.

🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary

15

7:36 AM · Friday, November 6, 2026

  • Central European Standard Time
  • UTC+1
  • Golden hour

☀️ 06:35 · 🌙 16:21 · 9 h 46 min

+8 h

One day, 2 clocks

Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.

Budapest 07:36 7:36 AM Chongjin 15:36 3:36 PM
Budapest 07:36 7:36 AM Chongjin 15:36 3:36 PM You –:–
🇭🇺 Budapest

07:36 7:36 AM

Central European Standard Time · UTC+1

☀️ 06:35 · 🌙 16:21

🇰🇵 Chongjin

15:36 3:36 PM

Korean Standard Time · UTC+9

☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 17:11

⇄ Difference

+8 h

Chongjin is 8 h ahead of Budapest.

When you, Budapest and Chongjin are all at the desk

Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.

Working hours
🇭🇺 Budapest
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇰🇵 Chongjin
8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM
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  • Evening
  • Both working
  • Right now

Time zones side by side

Detail 🇭🇺 Budapest 🇰🇵 Chongjin
Local time 07:36 15:36
Local date Friday, November 6, 2026 Friday, November 6, 2026
Time zone Central European Standard Time Korean Standard Time
UTC offset UTC+1 UTC+9
Offset from Budapest — +8 h
IANA zone Europe/Budapest Asia/Pyongyang
Daylight saving On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 Not observed
Sunrise 06:35 06:59
Sunset 16:21 17:11
Daylight 9 h 46 min 10 h 12 min
People on this clock 1,686,222 667,929

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Budapest and Chongjin: common questions

How many hours ahead of Budapest is Chongjin?
The clocks in Chongjin are 8 hours ahead of those in Budapest (UTC+9 and UTC+1).
If it is 9:00 AM in Budapest, what time is it in Chongjin?
At 9:00 AM in Budapest, clocks in Chongjin show 5:00 PM.
What time is it in Chongjin when it is 6:00 PM in Budapest?
When it is 6:00 PM in Budapest, it is 2:00 AM (the next day) in Chongjin.
When is a good time to call Chongjin from Budapest?
Between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM in Budapest – that is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Chongjin – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Chongjin?
From 4:00 PM in Budapest it is already the next day in Chongjin. The other way round, until 8:00 AM in Chongjin it is still the previous day in Budapest.
Is the time difference between Budapest and Chongjin the same all year?
No. Only Budapest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Chongjin will be 7 hours ahead of Budapest.
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