Current Date And Time In Sŏjang-dong, North Korea
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
00:52:35 KST
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Sŏjang-dong, South Pyongan, North Korea? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Sŏjang-dong.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Sŏjang-dong follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Day of the Sun (Kim Il-sung Birthday) on April 15) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Sŏjang-dong.
This is North Korea's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on North Korea's country-level and South Pyongan holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Sŏjang-dong as anywhere else in North Korea.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are North Korea's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on North Korea's country and South Pyongan holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Sŏjang-dong just as everywhere else in North Korea.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day of the Sun (Kim Il-sung Birthday) | April 15 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.korea-dpr.com |
| Day of Foundation of the Republic | September 9 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.korea-dpr.com |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Day of the Sun (Kim Il-sung Birthday) | Thu, Apr 15, 2027 | Take the Friday after off for a 4-day weekend |
Sŏjang-dong's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on North Korea's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Sŏjang-dong's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule North Korea declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
Sŏjang-dong runs on the Asia/Pyongyang time zone, so statutory holidays here fall on the same local calendar date as the rest of North Korea — there's no cross-timezone shift to account for.