Kaesŏng, North Korea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kaesŏng (North Korea, Hwanghae-namdo). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 17:56 (GMT+09:00) Asia/Pyongyang . All times are shown in Kaesŏng 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 23h 49m 52s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:11
Moonset:	23:45

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 068 km
227 464 mi
Kaesŏng ↔ Moon, nearest point: 358 645 km
222 851 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 17.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 2 hours, 8 minutes. (≈4.089 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -65°

Kaesŏng, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 63°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 252.8°):

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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:	05:56:00	06:59:00	08:11:00	09:27:00	10:40:00
Moonset:	21:49:00	22:53:00	23:45:00	00:00:00	00:26:00

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