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Gwangju, South Korea — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 8.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Jan 21, 2026 at 11:42:25 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:38 am 114° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:49 pm 246° West
Moonrise Today: 9:07 am 107° East
Moonset Today: 8:14 pm 256° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 11 minutes (+1m 25s)
Location of GwangjuLocation

Today's Sun Position in Gwangju

Time:11:42 pm
Altitude:-69.5°
Direction:315° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today:10h 10m 48s (Jan 21, 2026)

1 minute, 25 seconds longer than yesterday (Jan 20, 2026)

23 minutes, 32 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

4 hours, 20 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Gwangju Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:10 am
Astro. Twilight6:10 am – 6:40 am
Nautical Twilight6:40 am – 7:11 am
Civil Twilight7:11 am – 7:38 am
Daylight7:38 am – 5:49 pm
Civil Twilight5:49 pm – 6:16 pm
Nautical Twilight6:16 pm – 6:47 pm
Astro. Twilight6:47 pm – 7:17 pm
Night7:17 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Gwangju - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JanSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jan 217:38 am5:49 pm10:10:48+1:2512:43 pm (34.9°)91.480
Jan 227:38 am5:50 pm10:12:16+1:2712:43 pm (35.2°)91.488
Jan 237:37 am5:51 pm10:13:45+1:2912:44 pm (35.4°)91.497
Jan 247:37 am5:52 pm10:15:17+1:3112:44 pm (35.6°)91.505
Jan 257:36 am5:53 pm10:16:51+1:3312:44 pm (35.9°)91.514
Jan 267:35 am5:54 pm10:18:26+1:3512:44 pm (36.1°)91.524
Jan 277:35 am5:55 pm10:20:03+1:3712:45 pm (36.4°)91.534
* All times are local time for Gwangju. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Gwangju

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Gwangju - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JanMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jan 219:07 am8:14 pm-2:37 pm(41.6°)240,7346.0%
Jan 229:34 am9:18 pm-3:22 pm(47.8°)238,61312.1%
Jan 2310:00 am10:21 pm-4:06 pm(54.3°)236,52920.1%
Jan 2410:26 am11:27 pm-4:51 pm(61.0°)234,50129.8%
Jan 2510:54 am--5:39 pm(67.4°)232,55140.7%
Jan 26-12:34 am11:25 am6:30 pm(73.3°)230,74552.4%
Jan 27-1:45 am12:02 pm7:25 pm(78.2°)229,17764.0%
* All times are local time for Gwangju. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Gwangju This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jan 21, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 7:48 amThu 5:46 pmThu 12:47 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusThu 7:56 amThu 6:04 pmThu 1:00 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 7:33 amThu 5:31 pmThu 12:32 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterWed 4:39 pmThu 6:58 amWed 11:49 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 10:27 amThu 10:14 pmThu 4:21 pmAverage visibility
UranusWed 1:11 pmThu 3:09 amWed 8:10 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 10:29 amThu 10:25 pmThu 4:27 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Gwangju.

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