Hongwŏn, North Korea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Hongwŏn (North Korea, Hamgyŏng-namdo). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 11:03 (GMT+09:00) Asia/Pyongyang . All times are shown in Hongwŏn local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 10.49%, Maximal illumination for this day: 17.91%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 13:19; remaining time: 12d 2h 16m 40s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:24
Moonset:	20:59

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 386 840 km
240 371 mi
Hongwŏn ↔ Moon, nearest point: 383 130 km
238 066 mi
View angle: 0.515°

Hongwŏn on map:

Hongwŏn

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+09:00
Latitude:	40.02528°
Longitude:	127.95583°
Country:	North Korea Hamgyŏng-namdo
Population:	70 923

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 13.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 13 hours, 39 minutes. (≈3.569 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 66°

Hongwŏn, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 17.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 112.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	07:05:00	08:16:00	09:24:00	10:30:00	11:36:00
Moonset:	20:13:00	20:36:00	20:59:00	21:23:00	21:49:00

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