Sunset and sunrise times in Gwangju, South Korea
In Gwangju, South Korea the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 18:04 and rises at 06:33. Daylight lasts 11h 30m; evening golden hour runs from 17:30 to 18:20.
Today, Saturday 10 October
- First light
- 06:08
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Solar noon
- 12:19
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Last light
- 18:29
- Day length
- 11h 30m
18h 2m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 17:30 – 18:20
- Blue hour
- 18:20 – 18:29
- Max sun altitude
- 48.2°
- Moon
- 🌘 Waning crescent
- Moonrise / moonset
- 06:01 / 17:43
The sun sets at 262° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October
Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 18:03 Golden hour 17:29 – 18:18 Day length 11h 28m vs today 2 minutes shorterWhere 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, October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 06:01 | 06:26 | 12:22 | 18:17 | 18:42 | 11h 50m | −2:11 | 17:43–18:32 | 🌖 78% |
| Fri 2 | 06:02 | 06:27 | 12:21 | 18:15 | 18:40 | 11h 48m | −2:11 | 17:41–18:31 | 🌖 67% |
| Sat 3 | 06:02 | 06:28 | 12:21 | 18:14 | 18:39 | 11h 45m | −2:11 | 17:40–18:29 | 🌖 56% |
| Sun 4 | 06:03 | 06:29 | 12:21 | 18:12 | 18:38 | 11h 43m | −2:11 | 17:39–18:28 | 🌗 44% |
| Mon 5 | 06:04 | 06:29 | 12:20 | 18:11 | 18:36 | 11h 41m | −2:11 | 17:37–18:26 | 🌘 33% |
| Tue 6 | 06:05 | 06:30 | 12:20 | 18:10 | 18:35 | 11h 39m | −2:11 | 17:36–18:25 | 🌘 22% |
| Wed 7 | 06:06 | 06:31 | 12:20 | 18:08 | 18:33 | 11h 37m | −2:10 | 17:34–18:24 | 🌘 14% |
| Thu 8 | 06:06 | 06:32 | 12:19 | 18:07 | 18:32 | 11h 35m | −2:10 | 17:33–18:22 | 🌘 7% |
| Fri 9 | 06:07 | 06:32 | 12:19 | 18:05 | 18:31 | 11h 32m | −2:10 | 17:32–18:21 | 🌘 2% |
| Sat 10 | 06:08 | 06:33 | 12:19 | 18:04 | 18:29 | 11h 30m | −2:10 | 17:30–18:20 | 🌘 0% |
| Sun 11 | 06:09 | 06:34 | 12:19 | 18:03 | 18:28 | 11h 28m | −2:09 | 17:29–18:18 | 🌑 1% |
| Mon 12 | 06:09 | 06:35 | 12:18 | 18:01 | 18:27 | 11h 26m | −2:09 | 17:27–18:17 | 🌒 3% |
| Tue 13 | 06:10 | 06:36 | 12:18 | 18:00 | 18:26 | 11h 24m | −2:09 | 17:26–18:16 | 🌒 7% |
| Wed 14 | 06:11 | 06:37 | 12:18 | 17:59 | 18:24 | 11h 22m | −2:08 | 17:25–18:14 | 🌒 12% |
| Thu 15 | 06:12 | 06:37 | 12:18 | 17:57 | 18:23 | 11h 20m | −2:08 | 17:23–18:13 | 🌒 19% |
| Fri 16 | 06:13 | 06:38 | 12:17 | 17:56 | 18:22 | 11h 17m | −2:08 | 17:22–18:12 | 🌒 27% |
| Sat 17 | 06:14 | 06:39 | 12:17 | 17:55 | 18:20 | 11h 15m | −2:07 | 17:21–18:11 | 🌒 36% |
| Sun 18 | 06:14 | 06:40 | 12:17 | 17:54 | 18:19 | 11h 13m | −2:07 | 17:19–18:09 | 🌒 45% |
| Mon 19 | 06:15 | 06:41 | 12:17 | 17:52 | 18:18 | 11h 11m | −2:06 | 17:18–18:08 | 🌓 55% |
| Tue 20 | 06:16 | 06:42 | 12:17 | 17:51 | 18:17 | 11h 9m | −2:06 | 17:17–18:07 | 🌔 64% |
| Wed 21 | 06:17 | 06:43 | 12:16 | 17:50 | 18:16 | 11h 7m | −2:05 | 17:15–18:06 | 🌔 73% |
| Thu 22 | 06:18 | 06:43 | 12:16 | 17:49 | 18:14 | 11h 5m | −2:05 | 17:14–18:05 | 🌔 81% |
| Fri 23 | 06:19 | 06:44 | 12:16 | 17:48 | 18:13 | 11h 3m | −2:04 | 17:13–18:03 | 🌔 89% |
| Sat 24 | 06:19 | 06:45 | 12:16 | 17:46 | 18:12 | 11h 1m | −2:03 | 17:12–18:02 | 🌔 94% |
| Sun 25 | 06:20 | 06:46 | 12:16 | 17:45 | 18:11 | 10h 59m | −2:03 | 17:10–18:01 | 🌔 98% |
| Mon 26 | 06:21 | 06:47 | 12:16 | 17:44 | 18:10 | 10h 57m | −2:02 | 17:09–18:00 | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 06:22 | 06:48 | 12:16 | 17:43 | 18:09 | 10h 55m | −2:01 | 17:08–17:59 | 🌖 99% |
| Wed 28 | 06:23 | 06:49 | 12:16 | 17:42 | 18:08 | 10h 53m | −2:00 | 17:07–17:58 | 🌖 95% |
| Thu 29 | 06:24 | 06:50 | 12:16 | 17:41 | 18:07 | 10h 51m | −2:00 | 17:06–17:57 | 🌖 89% |
| Fri 30 | 06:25 | 06:51 | 12:15 | 17:40 | 18:06 | 10h 49m | −1:59 | 17:04–17:56 | 🌖 81% |
| Sat 31 | 06:25 | 06:52 | 12:15 | 17:39 | 18:05 | 10h 47m | −1:58 | 17:03–17:55 | 🌖 71% |
More columns for October 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 05:02 | 05:31 | 06:26 | 18:17 | 19:11 | 19:41 | 12h 10m | 51.7° | 267° W |
| Fri 2 | 05:03 | 05:32 | 06:27 | 18:15 | 19:10 | 19:39 | 12h 12m | 51.3° | 266° W |
| Sat 3 | 05:03 | 05:33 | 06:28 | 18:14 | 19:08 | 19:38 | 12h 14m | 50.9° | 266° W |
| Sun 4 | 05:04 | 05:34 | 06:29 | 18:12 | 19:07 | 19:36 | 12h 17m | 50.5° | 265° W |
| Mon 5 | 05:05 | 05:35 | 06:29 | 18:11 | 19:06 | 19:35 | 12h 19m | 50.1° | 265° W |
| Tue 6 | 05:06 | 05:35 | 06:30 | 18:10 | 19:04 | 19:34 | 12h 21m | 49.8° | 264° W |
| Wed 7 | 05:07 | 05:36 | 06:31 | 18:08 | 19:03 | 19:32 | 12h 23m | 49.4° | 264° W |
| Thu 8 | 05:07 | 05:37 | 06:32 | 18:07 | 19:01 | 19:31 | 12h 25m | 49.0° | 263° W |
| Fri 9 | 05:08 | 05:38 | 06:32 | 18:05 | 19:00 | 19:29 | 12h 27m | 48.6° | 263° W |
| Sat 10 | 05:09 | 05:38 | 06:33 | 18:04 | 18:59 | 19:28 | 12h 30m | 48.2° | 262° W |
| Sun 11 | 05:10 | 05:39 | 06:34 | 18:03 | 18:57 | 19:27 | 12h 32m | 47.8° | 262° W |
| Mon 12 | 05:11 | 05:40 | 06:35 | 18:01 | 18:56 | 19:26 | 12h 34m | 47.5° | 261° W |
| Tue 13 | 05:11 | 05:41 | 06:36 | 18:00 | 18:55 | 19:24 | 12h 36m | 47.1° | 261° W |
| Wed 14 | 05:12 | 05:42 | 06:37 | 17:59 | 18:54 | 19:23 | 12h 38m | 46.7° | 261° W |
| Thu 15 | 05:13 | 05:42 | 06:37 | 17:57 | 18:52 | 19:22 | 12h 40m | 46.4° | 260° W |
| Fri 16 | 05:14 | 05:43 | 06:38 | 17:56 | 18:51 | 19:20 | 12h 42m | 46.0° | 260° W |
| Sat 17 | 05:15 | 05:44 | 06:39 | 17:55 | 18:50 | 19:19 | 12h 45m | 45.6° | 259° W |
| Sun 18 | 05:15 | 05:45 | 06:40 | 17:54 | 18:49 | 19:18 | 12h 47m | 45.3° | 259° WSW |
| Mon 19 | 05:16 | 05:46 | 06:41 | 17:52 | 18:48 | 19:17 | 12h 49m | 44.9° | 258° WSW |
| Tue 20 | 05:17 | 05:46 | 06:42 | 17:51 | 18:46 | 19:16 | 12h 51m | 44.5° | 258° WSW |
| Wed 21 | 05:18 | 05:47 | 06:43 | 17:50 | 18:45 | 19:15 | 12h 53m | 44.2° | 257° WSW |
| Thu 22 | 05:19 | 05:48 | 06:43 | 17:49 | 18:44 | 19:13 | 12h 55m | 43.8° | 257° WSW |
| Fri 23 | 05:19 | 05:49 | 06:44 | 17:48 | 18:43 | 19:12 | 12h 57m | 43.5° | 257° WSW |
| Sat 24 | 05:20 | 05:50 | 06:45 | 17:46 | 18:42 | 19:11 | 12h 59m | 43.1° | 256° WSW |
| Sun 25 | 05:21 | 05:51 | 06:46 | 17:45 | 18:41 | 19:10 | 13h 1m | 42.8° | 256° WSW |
| Mon 26 | 05:22 | 05:51 | 06:47 | 17:44 | 18:40 | 19:09 | 13h 3m | 42.4° | 255° WSW |
| Tue 27 | 05:23 | 05:52 | 06:48 | 17:43 | 18:39 | 19:08 | 13h 5m | 42.1° | 255° WSW |
| Wed 28 | 05:24 | 05:53 | 06:49 | 17:42 | 18:38 | 19:07 | 13h 7m | 41.8° | 254° WSW |
| Thu 29 | 05:24 | 05:54 | 06:50 | 17:41 | 18:37 | 19:06 | 13h 9m | 41.4° | 254° WSW |
| Fri 30 | 05:25 | 05:55 | 06:51 | 17:40 | 18:36 | 19:05 | 13h 11m | 41.1° | 254° WSW |
| Sat 31 | 05:26 | 05:56 | 06:52 | 17:39 | 18:35 | 19:04 | 13h 13m | 40.8° | 253° WSW |
November 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 06:26 | 06:53 | 12:15 | 17:38 | 18:04 | 10h 45m | −1:57 | 17:02–17:54 | 🌖 60% |
| Mon 2 | 06:27 | 06:54 | 12:15 | 17:37 | 18:03 | 10h 43m | −1:56 | 17:01–17:53 | 🌗 48% |
| Tue 3 | 06:28 | 06:54 | 12:15 | 17:36 | 18:02 | 10h 41m | −1:55 | 17:00–17:52 | 🌘 37% |
| Wed 4 | 06:29 | 06:55 | 12:15 | 17:35 | 18:01 | 10h 39m | −1:54 | 16:59–17:51 | 🌘 26% |
| Thu 5 | 06:30 | 06:56 | 12:15 | 17:34 | 18:00 | 10h 37m | −1:53 | 16:58–17:50 | 🌘 17% |
| Fri 6 | 06:31 | 06:57 | 12:15 | 17:33 | 18:00 | 10h 35m | −1:51 | 16:57–17:49 | 🌘 10% |
| Sat 7 | 06:32 | 06:58 | 12:15 | 17:32 | 17:59 | 10h 33m | −1:50 | 16:56–17:49 | 🌘 5% |
| Sun 8 | 06:33 | 06:59 | 12:16 | 17:31 | 17:58 | 10h 32m | −1:49 | 16:55–17:48 | 🌘 1% |
| Mon 9 | 06:34 | 07:00 | 12:16 | 17:31 | 17:57 | 10h 30m | −1:48 | 16:54–17:47 | 🌑 0% |
| Tue 10 | 06:35 | 07:01 | 12:16 | 17:30 | 17:56 | 10h 28m | −1:46 | 16:53–17:46 | 🌒 1% |
| Wed 11 | 06:35 | 07:02 | 12:16 | 17:29 | 17:56 | 10h 26m | −1:45 | 16:53–17:45 | 🌒 4% |
| Thu 12 | 06:36 | 07:03 | 12:16 | 17:28 | 17:55 | 10h 25m | −1:43 | 16:52–17:45 | 🌒 8% |
| Fri 13 | 06:37 | 07:04 | 12:16 | 17:28 | 17:54 | 10h 23m | −1:42 | 16:51–17:44 | 🌒 14% |
| Sat 14 | 06:38 | 07:05 | 12:16 | 17:27 | 17:54 | 10h 21m | −1:40 | 16:50–17:43 | 🌒 21% |
| Sun 15 | 06:39 | 07:06 | 12:16 | 17:26 | 17:53 | 10h 20m | −1:38 | 16:49–17:43 | 🌒 29% |
| Mon 16 | 06:40 | 07:07 | 12:17 | 17:26 | 17:53 | 10h 18m | −1:37 | 16:49–17:42 | 🌒 38% |
| Tue 17 | 06:41 | 07:08 | 12:17 | 17:25 | 17:52 | 10h 16m | −1:35 | 16:48–17:42 | 🌓 47% |
| Wed 18 | 06:42 | 07:09 | 12:17 | 17:24 | 17:51 | 10h 15m | −1:33 | 16:47–17:41 | 🌔 57% |
| Thu 19 | 06:43 | 07:10 | 12:17 | 17:24 | 17:51 | 10h 13m | −1:31 | 16:47–17:41 | 🌔 67% |
| Fri 20 | 06:44 | 07:11 | 12:17 | 17:23 | 17:51 | 10h 12m | −1:29 | 16:46–17:40 | 🌔 76% |
| Sat 21 | 06:45 | 07:12 | 12:18 | 17:23 | 17:50 | 10h 10m | −1:27 | 16:45–17:40 | 🌔 85% |
| Sun 22 | 06:46 | 07:13 | 12:18 | 17:22 | 17:50 | 10h 9m | −1:25 | 16:45–17:39 | 🌔 92% |
| Mon 23 | 06:47 | 07:14 | 12:18 | 17:22 | 17:49 | 10h 8m | −1:23 | 16:44–17:39 | 🌔 97% |
| Tue 24 | 06:48 | 07:15 | 12:18 | 17:22 | 17:49 | 10h 6m | −1:21 | 16:44–17:39 | 🌔 99% |
| Wed 25 | 06:48 | 07:16 | 12:19 | 17:21 | 17:49 | 10h 5m | −1:19 | 16:43–17:38 | 🌕 100% |
| Thu 26 | 06:49 | 07:17 | 12:19 | 17:21 | 17:48 | 10h 4m | −1:16 | 16:43–17:38 | 🌖 97% |
| Fri 27 | 06:50 | 07:18 | 12:19 | 17:21 | 17:48 | 10h 2m | −1:14 | 16:43–17:38 | 🌖 92% |
| Sat 28 | 06:51 | 07:19 | 12:20 | 17:20 | 17:48 | 10h 1m | −1:12 | 16:42–17:37 | 🌖 84% |
| Sun 29 | 06:52 | 07:20 | 12:20 | 17:20 | 17:48 | 10h 0m | −1:09 | 16:42–17:37 | 🌖 75% |
| Mon 30 | 06:53 | 07:21 | 12:20 | 17:20 | 17:48 | 9h 59m | −1:07 | 16:42–17:37 | 🌖 64% |
Longest and shortest day in Gwangju
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 14h 31m of daylight.
The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 2 months, with 9h 47m.
Between them the day length swings by 4h 44m.
Daylight through 2026
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
Sunset here is followed by about 25 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 40 — 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 W.
By the end of October the sun will be setting 38 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 76 seconds a day.
Planning a sunset photo in Gwangju
Arrive by 17:15. Golden hour opens at 17:30 and the sun is down by 18:04, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west — the sun goes down at 262° 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 18:20 and runs to 18:29, the end of civil twilight and 25m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Gwangju today?
The sun sets in Gwangju at 18:04 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Gwangju?
It takes 25m. Civil twilight ends at 18:29 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Gwangju?
Evening golden hour runs 17:30 to 18:20 today, lasting 49m. Full golden hour times for Gwangju covers the morning window and the coming week.