Pyongyang, North Korea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Pyongyang (North Korea). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 18:35 (GMT+09:00) Asia/Pyongyang . All times are shown in Pyongyang 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 11m 30s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:10
Moonset:	23:52

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 136 km
227 506 mi
Pyongyang ↔ Moon, nearest point: 359 081 km
223 123 mi
View angle: 0.544°

Pyongyang on map:

Pyongyang

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+09:00
Latitude:	39.03385°
Longitude:	125.75432°
Country:	North Korea
Population:	3 222 000

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 18%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 2 hours, 51 minutes. (≈4.119 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -64°

Pyongyang, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 56.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 258.9°):

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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:	05:55:00	06:58:00	08:10:00	09:27:00	10:41:00
Moonset:	21:57:00	23:01:00	23:52:00	00:00:00	00:32:00

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

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