What time is sunset in Gwangju today?

Sunset in Gwangju is at 6:07 PM local time (Asia/Seoul) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Gwangju?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 9% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:31 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:08 AM.

Moonrise in Gwangju is at 3:47 AM and moonset is at 4:42 PM local time.

Gwangju is too far from the poles for regular aurora; it would take a very strong geomagnetic storm.

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Seoul · 35.15°N, 126.92°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:32 AM
Sunset	6:07 PM
Day length	11 h 35 min
End of civil twilight	6:32 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:01 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:31 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 26 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 38 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:08 AM

Moonrise	3:47 AM
Moonset	4:42 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.22°N, 145.45°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:18 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:37 AM	7:03 PM	1:50 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 5° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:38 AM	6:35 PM	1:37 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:57 AM	3:01 PM	7:59 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:13 AM	3:45 PM	8:59 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:00 PM	6:19 AM	12:12 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the S.

Aurora near poles only. Gwangju is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.