Kaesŏng, North Korea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kaesŏng (North Korea, Hwanghae-namdo). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-18, 03:34 (GMT+09:00) Asia/Pyongyang . All times are shown in Kaesŏng local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 26.47%, Maximal illumination for this day: 35.73%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 13:19; remaining time: 10d 9h 45m 10s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	11:38
Moonset:	21:59

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 394 600 km
245 193 mi
Kaesŏng ↔ Moon, nearest point: 398 562 km
247 655 mi
View angle: 0.505°

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: 27.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5 Day, 5 hours, 20 minutes. (≈5.222 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 37°

Kaesŏng, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -63.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 328.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18	2026-08-19	2026-08-20
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	09:29:00	10:33:00	11:38:00	12:41:00	13:44:00
Moonset:	21:07:00	21:32:00	21:59:00	22:30:00	23:07:00

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