Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Gwangju, South Korea

In Gwangju, South Korea the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 19:07 and rises at 06:00. Daylight lasts 13h 7m; evening golden hour runs from 18:33 to 19:23.

Today, Wednesday 26 August

First light
05:33
Sunrise
06:00
Solar noon
12:34
Sunset
19:07
Last light
19:34
Day length
13h 7m

15h 47m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
18:33 – 19:23
Blue hour
19:23 – 19:34
Max sun altitude
65.3°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
18:04 / 03:42

The sun sets at 283° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August

Sunrise 06:00 Sunset 19:06 Golden hour 18:32 – 19:22 Day length 13h 5m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Gwangju is

Coordinates
35.1547° N, 126.9156° E
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Current offset
UTC+09:00
Elevation
47 m
Population
1,401,235

Sunrise and sunset in Gwangju, August 2026

August 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Sat 1 05:13 05:41 12:38 19:35 20:03 13h 54m −1:37 19:00–19:52 🌖 94%
Sun 2 05:14 05:41 12:38 19:35 20:02 13h 53m −1:39 18:59–19:51 🌖 88%
Mon 3 05:14 05:42 12:38 19:34 20:01 13h 51m −1:40 18:58–19:50 🌖 81%
Tue 4 05:15 05:43 12:38 19:33 20:00 13h 49m −1:41 18:57–19:49 🌖 71%
Wed 5 05:16 05:44 12:38 19:32 19:59 13h 48m −1:43 18:56–19:48 🌖 60%
Thu 6 05:17 05:44 12:38 19:31 19:58 13h 46m −1:44 18:55–19:47 🌗 49%
Fri 7 05:18 05:45 12:38 19:30 19:57 13h 44m −1:45 18:55–19:46 🌘 37%
Sat 8 05:18 05:46 12:38 19:29 19:56 13h 42m −1:47 18:54–19:45 🌘 26%
Sun 9 05:19 05:47 12:37 19:28 19:55 13h 41m −1:48 18:53–19:44 🌘 17%
Mon 10 05:20 05:47 12:37 19:27 19:54 13h 39m −1:49 18:52–19:43 🌘 9%
Tue 11 05:21 05:48 12:37 19:26 19:53 13h 37m −1:50 18:51–19:42 🌘 3%
Wed 12 05:22 05:49 12:37 19:24 19:51 13h 35m −1:51 18:50–19:41 🌘 0%
Thu 13 05:23 05:50 12:37 19:23 19:50 13h 33m −1:52 18:49–19:40 🌑 0%
Fri 14 05:23 05:50 12:37 19:22 19:49 13h 31m −1:53 18:47–19:39 🌒 3%
Sat 15 05:24 05:51 12:36 19:21 19:48 13h 29m −1:54 18:46–19:37 🌒 7%
Sun 16 05:25 05:52 12:36 19:20 19:47 13h 27m −1:55 18:45–19:36 🌒 14%
Mon 17 05:26 05:53 12:36 19:19 19:45 13h 25m −1:56 18:44–19:35 🌒 22%
Tue 18 05:27 05:54 12:36 19:18 19:44 13h 24m −1:57 18:43–19:34 🌒 31%
Wed 19 05:28 05:54 12:36 19:16 19:43 13h 22m −1:58 18:42–19:33 🌒 40%
Thu 20 05:28 05:55 12:35 19:15 19:42 13h 20m −1:59 18:41–19:31 🌓 50%
Fri 21 05:29 05:56 12:35 19:14 19:40 13h 18m −2:00 18:40–19:30 🌔 59%
Sat 22 05:30 05:57 12:35 19:13 19:39 13h 16m −2:00 18:38–19:29 🌔 68%
Sun 23 05:31 05:57 12:35 19:11 19:38 13h 14m −2:01 18:37–19:27 🌔 77%
Mon 24 05:32 05:58 12:34 19:10 19:36 13h 12m −2:02 18:36–19:26 🌔 84%
Tue 25 05:32 05:59 12:34 19:09 19:35 13h 9m −2:02 18:35–19:25 🌔 90%
Wed 26 05:33 06:00 12:34 19:07 19:34 13h 7m −2:03 18:33–19:23 🌔 95%
Thu 27 05:34 06:00 12:33 19:06 19:32 13h 5m −2:04 18:32–19:22 🌔 99%
Fri 28 05:35 06:01 12:33 19:05 19:31 13h 3m −2:04 18:31–19:21 🌕 100%
Sat 29 05:36 06:02 12:33 19:03 19:29 13h 1m −2:05 18:30–19:19 🌖 99%
Sun 30 05:36 06:03 12:33 19:02 19:28 12h 59m −2:05 18:28–19:18 🌖 96%
Mon 31 05:37 06:03 12:32 19:01 19:27 12h 57m −2:06 18:27–19:17 🌖 91%
More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
August 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Sat 1 04:03 04:39 05:41 19:35 20:37 21:13 10h 5m 72.9° 293° WNW
Sun 2 04:04 04:40 05:41 19:35 20:36 21:12 10h 7m 72.6° 292° WNW
Mon 3 04:05 04:41 05:42 19:34 20:35 21:10 10h 9m 72.4° 292° WNW
Tue 4 04:06 04:42 05:43 19:33 20:34 21:09 10h 10m 72.1° 292° WNW
Wed 5 04:07 04:43 05:44 19:32 20:33 21:08 10h 12m 71.8° 291° WNW
Thu 6 04:08 04:44 05:44 19:31 20:31 21:07 10h 14m 71.6° 291° WNW
Fri 7 04:09 04:44 05:45 19:30 20:30 21:05 10h 16m 71.3° 291° WNW
Sat 8 04:10 04:45 05:46 19:29 20:29 21:04 10h 17m 71.0° 290° WNW
Sun 9 04:12 04:46 05:47 19:28 20:28 21:02 10h 19m 70.7° 290° WNW
Mon 10 04:13 04:47 05:47 19:27 20:27 21:01 10h 21m 70.4° 290° WNW
Tue 11 04:14 04:48 05:48 19:26 20:25 21:00 10h 23m 70.1° 289° WNW
Wed 12 04:15 04:49 05:49 19:24 20:24 20:58 10h 25m 69.8° 289° WNW
Thu 13 04:16 04:50 05:50 19:23 20:23 20:57 10h 27m 69.5° 289° WNW
Fri 14 04:17 04:51 05:50 19:22 20:21 20:55 10h 29m 69.2° 288° WNW
Sat 15 04:18 04:52 05:51 19:21 20:20 20:54 10h 30m 68.9° 288° WNW
Sun 16 04:19 04:53 05:52 19:20 20:19 20:52 10h 32m 68.6° 287° WNW
Mon 17 04:20 04:54 05:53 19:19 20:17 20:51 10h 34m 68.3° 287° WNW
Tue 18 04:21 04:55 05:54 19:18 20:16 20:49 10h 36m 68.0° 287° WNW
Wed 19 04:22 04:56 05:54 19:16 20:15 20:48 10h 38m 67.6° 286° WNW
Thu 20 04:23 04:57 05:55 19:15 20:13 20:46 10h 40m 67.3° 286° WNW
Fri 21 04:24 04:58 05:56 19:14 20:12 20:45 10h 42m 67.0° 285° WNW
Sat 22 04:26 04:58 05:57 19:13 20:10 20:43 10h 44m 66.6° 285° WNW
Sun 23 04:27 04:59 05:57 19:11 20:09 20:42 10h 46m 66.3° 285° WNW
Mon 24 04:28 05:00 05:58 19:10 20:08 20:40 10h 48m 66.0° 284° WNW
Tue 25 04:29 05:01 05:59 19:09 20:06 20:39 10h 50m 65.6° 284° WNW
Wed 26 04:30 05:02 06:00 19:07 20:05 20:37 10h 52m 65.3° 283° WNW
Thu 27 04:31 05:03 06:00 19:06 20:03 20:35 10h 54m 64.9° 283° WNW
Fri 28 04:32 05:04 06:01 19:05 20:02 20:34 10h 56m 64.6° 282° WNW
Sat 29 04:33 05:05 06:02 19:03 20:00 20:32 10h 59m 64.2° 282° WNW
Sun 30 04:34 05:06 06:03 19:02 19:59 20:31 11h 1m 63.9° 282° WNW
Mon 31 04:35 05:06 06:03 19:01 19:57 20:29 11h 3m 63.5° 281° W

September 2026

September 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Tue 1 05:38 06:04 12:32 18:59 19:25 12h 55m −2:06 18:26–19:15 🌖 84%
Wed 2 05:39 06:05 12:32 18:58 19:24 12h 53m −2:07 18:24–19:14 🌖 75%
Thu 3 05:40 06:05 12:31 18:57 19:22 12h 51m −2:07 18:23–19:12 🌖 64%
Fri 4 05:40 06:06 12:31 18:55 19:21 12h 49m −2:08 18:22–19:11 🌗 52%
Sat 5 05:41 06:07 12:31 18:54 19:20 12h 46m −2:08 18:20–19:10 🌘 41%
Sun 6 05:42 06:08 12:30 18:52 19:18 12h 44m −2:08 18:19–19:08 🌘 29%
Mon 7 05:43 06:08 12:30 18:51 19:17 12h 42m −2:09 18:17–19:07 🌘 19%
Tue 8 05:43 06:09 12:30 18:50 19:15 12h 40m −2:09 18:16–19:05 🌘 11%
Wed 9 05:44 06:10 12:29 18:48 19:14 12h 38m −2:09 18:15–19:04 🌘 5%
Thu 10 05:45 06:11 12:29 18:47 19:12 12h 36m −2:09 18:13–19:02 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:46 06:11 12:29 18:45 19:11 12h 34m −2:10 18:12–19:01 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:47 06:12 12:28 18:44 19:09 12h 31m −2:10 18:10–19:00 🌒 1%
Sun 13 05:47 06:13 12:28 18:42 19:08 12h 29m −2:10 18:09–18:58 🌒 5%
Mon 14 05:48 06:14 12:28 18:41 19:06 12h 27m −2:10 18:08–18:57 🌒 10%
Tue 15 05:49 06:14 12:27 18:40 19:05 12h 25m −2:11 18:06–18:55 🌒 17%
Wed 16 05:50 06:15 12:27 18:38 19:04 12h 23m −2:11 18:05–18:54 🌒 25%
Thu 17 05:50 06:16 12:26 18:37 19:02 12h 20m −2:11 18:03–18:52 🌒 34%
Fri 18 05:51 06:16 12:26 18:35 19:01 12h 18m −2:11 18:02–18:51 🌒 43%
Sat 19 05:52 06:17 12:26 18:34 18:59 12h 16m −2:11 18:00–18:49 🌓 52%
Sun 20 05:53 06:18 12:25 18:32 18:58 12h 14m −2:11 17:59–18:48 🌔 62%
Mon 21 05:53 06:19 12:25 18:31 18:56 12h 12m −2:11 17:57–18:46 🌔 71%
Tue 22 05:54 06:19 12:25 18:29 18:55 12h 10m −2:11 17:56–18:45 🌔 79%
Wed 23 05:55 06:20 12:24 18:28 18:53 12h 7m −2:12 17:55–18:43 🌔 86%
Thu 24 05:56 06:21 12:24 18:27 18:52 12h 5m −2:12 17:53–18:42 🌔 92%
Fri 25 05:56 06:22 12:24 18:25 18:50 12h 3m −2:12 17:52–18:41 🌔 97%
Sat 26 05:57 06:22 12:23 18:24 18:49 12h 1m −2:12 17:50–18:39 🌔 99%
Sun 27 05:58 06:23 12:23 18:22 18:48 11h 59m −2:12 17:49–18:38 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:59 06:24 12:23 18:21 18:46 11h 56m −2:12 17:47–18:36 🌖 98%
Tue 29 05:59 06:25 12:22 18:19 18:45 11h 54m −2:11 17:46–18:35 🌖 93%
Wed 30 06:00 06:25 12:22 18:18 18:43 11h 52m −2:11 17:44–18:33 🌖 87%

Longest and shortest day in Gwangju

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 14h 31m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 9h 47m.

Between them the day length swings by 4h 44m.

Daylight through 2026

00:0006:0012:0018:0000:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:19 on 5 December; the latest is 19:50 on 29 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 05:17 on 13 June to 07:41 on 7 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 10m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Gwangju different

On standard time the sun peaks at 12:34, 34 minutes after clock noon, because the city sits near the western edge of its time zone. Sunrise and sunset are pushed the same way.

Sunset here is followed by about 26 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.

Evening golden hour runs 50 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 41 — at 35.2° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

Summer and winter days differ by 4h 44m here, less seasonal variation than almost anywhere else in South Korea we track.

Between solstices the sunset walks 58° across the horizon — WSW in midwinter, WNW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is WNW.

By the end of August the sun will be setting 35 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 69 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Gwangju

Arrive by 18:18. Golden hour opens at 18:33 and the sun is down by 19:07, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 283° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 19:23 and runs to 19:34, the end of civil twilight and 26m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Gwangju — times, duration and the best months Morning and evening windows, the next seven days, and how much golden light each month gives you.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Gwangju today?

The sun sets in Gwangju at 19:07 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Gwangju?

It takes 26m. Civil twilight ends at 19:34 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Gwangju?

Evening golden hour runs 18:33 to 19:23 today, lasting 50m. Full golden hour times for Gwangju covers the morning window and the coming week.

Sunset times near Gwangju

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