Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Seoul, South Korea

In Seoul, South Korea the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 19:10 and rises at 05:56. Daylight lasts 13h 13m; evening golden hour runs from 18:35 to 19:27.

Today, Wednesday 26 August

First light
05:29
Sunrise
05:56
Solar noon
12:34
Sunset
19:10
Last light
19:37
Day length
13h 13m

15h 49m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
18:35 – 19:27
Blue hour
19:27 – 19:37
Max sun altitude
62.9°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
18:09 / 03:36

The sun sets at 284° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August

Sunrise 05:57 Sunset 19:09 Golden hour 18:34 – 19:25 Day length 13h 11m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Seoul is

Coordinates
37.5660° N, 126.9784° E
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Current offset
UTC+09:00
Elevation
38 m
Population
10,349,312

Sunrise and sunset in Seoul, 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 05:06 05:35 12:38 19:40 20:09 14h 5m −1:47 19:03–19:58 🌖 94%
Sun 2 05:07 05:36 12:38 19:39 20:08 14h 3m −1:48 19:02–19:57 🌖 88%
Mon 3 05:08 05:37 12:38 19:38 20:07 14h 1m −1:50 19:02–19:56 🌖 81%
Tue 4 05:09 05:38 12:38 19:37 20:06 13h 59m −1:51 19:01–19:55 🌖 71%
Wed 5 05:10 05:39 12:38 19:36 20:05 13h 57m −1:53 19:00–19:54 🌖 60%
Thu 6 05:11 05:39 12:38 19:35 20:04 13h 55m −1:54 18:59–19:53 🌗 49%
Fri 7 05:12 05:40 12:37 19:34 20:03 13h 53m −1:56 18:58–19:51 🌘 37%
Sat 8 05:13 05:41 12:37 19:33 20:01 13h 51m −1:57 18:57–19:50 🌘 26%
Sun 9 05:14 05:42 12:37 19:32 20:00 13h 49m −1:58 18:56–19:49 🌘 17%
Mon 10 05:14 05:43 12:37 19:31 19:59 13h 47m −2:00 18:55–19:48 🌘 9%
Tue 11 05:15 05:44 12:37 19:30 19:58 13h 45m −2:01 18:53–19:47 🌘 3%
Wed 12 05:16 05:44 12:37 19:28 19:56 13h 43m −2:02 18:52–19:45 🌘 0%
Thu 13 05:17 05:45 12:37 19:27 19:55 13h 41m −2:03 18:51–19:44 🌑 0%
Fri 14 05:18 05:46 12:36 19:26 19:54 13h 39m −2:04 18:50–19:43 🌒 3%
Sat 15 05:19 05:47 12:36 19:25 19:53 13h 37m −2:05 18:49–19:42 🌒 7%
Sun 16 05:20 05:48 12:36 19:23 19:51 13h 35m −2:06 18:48–19:40 🌒 14%
Mon 17 05:21 05:49 12:36 19:22 19:50 13h 33m −2:07 18:47–19:39 🌒 22%
Tue 18 05:22 05:50 12:36 19:21 19:49 13h 31m −2:08 18:45–19:38 🌒 31%
Wed 19 05:23 05:50 12:35 19:20 19:47 13h 29m −2:09 18:44–19:36 🌒 40%
Thu 20 05:24 05:51 12:35 19:18 19:46 13h 27m −2:10 18:43–19:35 🌓 50%
Fri 21 05:25 05:52 12:35 19:17 19:44 13h 24m −2:11 18:42–19:34 🌔 59%
Sat 22 05:26 05:53 12:35 19:16 19:43 13h 22m −2:12 18:40–19:32 🌔 68%
Sun 23 05:26 05:54 12:34 19:14 19:42 13h 20m −2:12 18:39–19:31 🌔 77%
Mon 24 05:27 05:55 12:34 19:13 19:40 13h 18m −2:13 18:38–19:29 🌔 84%
Tue 25 05:28 05:56 12:34 19:11 19:39 13h 15m −2:14 18:36–19:28 🌔 90%
Wed 26 05:29 05:56 12:34 19:10 19:37 13h 13m −2:15 18:35–19:27 🌔 95%
Thu 27 05:30 05:57 12:33 19:09 19:36 13h 11m −2:15 18:34–19:25 🌔 99%
Fri 28 05:31 05:58 12:33 19:07 19:34 13h 9m −2:16 18:32–19:24 🌕 100%
Sat 29 05:32 05:59 12:33 19:06 19:33 13h 6m −2:16 18:31–19:22 🌖 99%
Sun 30 05:33 06:00 12:32 19:04 19:31 13h 4m −2:17 18:29–19:21 🌖 96%
Mon 31 05:34 06:01 12:32 19:03 19:30 13h 2m −2:18 18:28–19:19 🌖 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 03:52 04:31 05:35 19:40 20:45 21:23 9h 55m 70.5° 294° WNW
Sun 2 03:53 04:32 05:36 19:39 20:43 21:21 9h 57m 70.2° 293° WNW
Mon 3 03:55 04:33 05:37 19:38 20:42 21:20 9h 59m 69.9° 293° WNW
Tue 4 03:56 04:34 05:38 19:37 20:41 21:19 10h 1m 69.7° 293° WNW
Wed 5 03:57 04:35 05:39 19:36 20:40 21:17 10h 3m 69.4° 292° WNW
Thu 6 03:59 04:36 05:39 19:35 20:38 21:16 10h 5m 69.1° 292° WNW
Fri 7 04:00 04:37 05:40 19:34 20:37 21:14 10h 6m 68.9° 291° WNW
Sat 8 04:01 04:38 05:41 19:33 20:36 21:13 10h 8m 68.6° 291° WNW
Sun 9 04:02 04:39 05:42 19:32 20:34 21:11 10h 10m 68.3° 291° WNW
Mon 10 04:04 04:40 05:43 19:31 20:33 21:10 10h 12m 68.0° 290° WNW
Tue 11 04:05 04:41 05:44 19:30 20:32 21:08 10h 14m 67.7° 290° WNW
Wed 12 04:06 04:42 05:44 19:28 20:30 21:06 10h 16m 67.4° 290° WNW
Thu 13 04:07 04:43 05:45 19:27 20:29 21:05 10h 18m 67.1° 289° WNW
Fri 14 04:09 04:44 05:46 19:26 20:28 21:03 10h 21m 66.8° 289° WNW
Sat 15 04:10 04:45 05:47 19:25 20:26 21:02 10h 23m 66.5° 288° WNW
Sun 16 04:11 04:46 05:48 19:23 20:25 21:00 10h 25m 66.2° 288° WNW
Mon 17 04:12 04:48 05:49 19:22 20:23 20:58 10h 27m 65.9° 288° WNW
Tue 18 04:13 04:49 05:50 19:21 20:22 20:57 10h 29m 65.5° 287° WNW
Wed 19 04:15 04:50 05:50 19:20 20:20 20:55 10h 31m 65.2° 287° WNW
Thu 20 04:16 04:51 05:51 19:18 20:19 20:53 10h 33m 64.9° 286° WNW
Fri 21 04:17 04:52 05:52 19:17 20:17 20:52 10h 36m 64.6° 286° WNW
Sat 22 04:18 04:53 05:53 19:16 20:16 20:50 10h 38m 64.2° 285° WNW
Sun 23 04:19 04:54 05:54 19:14 20:14 20:48 10h 40m 63.9° 285° WNW
Mon 24 04:21 04:55 05:55 19:13 20:13 20:47 10h 42m 63.5° 285° WNW
Tue 25 04:22 04:56 05:56 19:11 20:11 20:45 10h 44m 63.2° 284° WNW
Wed 26 04:23 04:57 05:56 19:10 20:09 20:43 10h 47m 62.9° 284° WNW
Thu 27 04:24 04:58 05:57 19:09 20:08 20:41 10h 49m 62.5° 283° WNW
Fri 28 04:25 04:59 05:58 19:07 20:06 20:40 10h 51m 62.2° 283° WNW
Sat 29 04:26 05:00 05:59 19:06 20:05 20:38 10h 53m 61.8° 282° WNW
Sun 30 04:27 05:01 06:00 19:04 20:03 20:36 10h 56m 61.4° 282° WNW
Mon 31 04:29 05:02 06:01 19:03 20:02 20:35 10h 58m 61.1° 281° WNW

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

Longest and shortest day in Seoul

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 14h 45m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 9h 33m.

Between them the day length swings by 5h 11m.

Daylight through 2026

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

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:13 on 7 December; the latest is 19:57 on 28 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 05:10 on 14 June to 07:47 on 6 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 11m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Seoul 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.

At 37.6°N the sun cuts through the twilight band at an angle, so darkness takes 27 minutes to arrive: 3 minutes longer than today's 24-minute median.

Evening golden hour runs 52 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 41 — at 37.6° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

Summer and winter days differ by 5h 11m here, more seasonal variation than almost anywhere else in South Korea we track.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 60° round to WNW. Tonight, WNW.

Across August the sunset moves 37 minutes earlier, averaging about 75 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Seoul

Arrive by 18:20. Golden hour opens at 18:35 and the sun is down by 19:10, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 284° 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 19:27 and runs to 19:37, the end of civil twilight and 27m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Seoul — 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 Seoul today?

The sun sets in Seoul at 19:10 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Seoul?

It takes 27m. Civil twilight ends at 19:37 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Seoul?

Evening golden hour runs 18:35 to 19:27 today, lasting 51m. Full golden hour times for Seoul covers the morning window and the coming week.

Sunset times near Seoul

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