Kaesŏng, North Korea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kaesŏng (North Korea, Hwanghae-namdo). Current time: Saturday, 2026-04-18, 04:59 (GMT+09:00) Asia/Pyongyang . All times are shown in Kaesŏng local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.03%, Maximal illumination for this day: 1.88%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-02, 02:24; remaining time: 13d 21h 25m 17s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:55
Moonset:	20:24

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 968 km
228 645 mi
Kaesŏng ↔ Moon, nearest point: 367 209 km
228 173 mi
View angle: 0.541°

Kaesŏng on map:

Kaesŏng

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+09:00
Latitude:	37.97083°
Longitude:	126.55444°
Country:	North Korea Hwanghae-namdo
Population:	338 155

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 0.17%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 9 hours, 23 minutes. (≈0.391 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -19°

Kaesŏng, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -9.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 60.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19	2026-04-20
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	04:57:00	05:24:00	05:55:00	06:31:00	07:16:00
Moonset:	17:54:00	19:07:00	20:24:00	21:43:00	22:59:00

Kaesŏng moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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