Hongwŏn, North Korea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Hongwŏn (North Korea, Hamgyŏng-namdo). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 20:19 (GMT+09:00) Asia/Pyongyang . All times are shown in Hongwŏn local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 11.45%, Maximal illumination for this day: 20.1%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 17:46; remaining time: 10d 21h 27m 36s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:57
Moonset:	23:47

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 322 km
227 622 mi
Hongwŏn ↔ Moon, nearest point: 360 862 km
224 229 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 18.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 4 hours, 47 minutes. (≈4.199 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -58°

Hongwŏn, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 35.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 276.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	05:42:00	06:45:00	07:57:00	09:14:00	10:29:00
Moonset:	21:52:00	22:55:00	23:47:00	00:00:00	00:26:00

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