Gwangju, South Korea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Gwangju (South Korea). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 22:57 (GMT+09:00) Asia/Seoul . All times are shown in Gwangju 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 18h 48m 53s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:19
Moonset:	23:35

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 617 km
227 805 mi
Gwangju ↔ Moon, nearest point: 364 171 km
226 285 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Gwangju on map:

Gwangju

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+09:00
Latitude:	35.15472°
Longitude:	126.91556°
Country:	South Korea
Population:	1 416 938

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 19.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 7 hours, 43 minutes. (≈4.322 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -45°

Gwangju, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 5.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 297.4°):

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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:	06:04:00	07:08:00	08:19:00	09:33:00	10:45:00
Moonset:	21:37:00	22:41:00	23:35:00	00:00:00	00:17:00

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

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