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Moonrise and moonset in Seoul

Times by the clock in Seoul (UTC+9), today and for the next 13 days.

DateMoonriseMoonset
Tue 3 Nov
00:28rises in the east (71°) · 41% lit
14:20
Wed 4 Nov
01:37rises in the east (78°) · 30% lit
14:46
Thu 5 Nov
02:43rises in the east (87°) · 21% lit
15:11
Fri 6 Nov
03:47rises in the east (95°) · 12% lit
15:35
Sat 7 Nov
04:50rises in the east (102°) · 6% lit
16:00
Sun 8 Nov
05:54rises in the east (110°) · 2% lit
16:28
Mon 9 Nov
06:58rises in the south-east (116°) · 0% lit
16:59
Tue 10 Nov
08:01rises in the south-east (121°) · 1% lit
17:35
Wed 11 Nov
09:02rises in the south-east (124°) · 3% lit
18:18
Thu 12 Nov
09:59rises in the south-east (126°) · 7% lit
19:06
Fri 13 Nov
10:49rises in the south-east (126°) · 13% lit
20:01
Sat 14 Nov
11:33rises in the south-east (123°) · 20% lit
20:59
Sun 15 Nov
12:10rises in the south-east (120°) · 28% lit
21:59
Mon 16 Nov
12:41rises in the south-east (115°) · 37% lit
23:00

Times are for the Moon's upper edge on a flat, sea-level horizon with standard refraction. Hills and buildings can delay moonrise by a few minutes; cloud can hide it.

Moon phases ahead

  • New MoonMonday, 9 November 2026, 07:02 UTC
  • First QuarterTuesday, 17 November 2026, 11:48 UTC
  • Full MoonTuesday, 24 November 2026, 14:54 UTC
  • Third QuarterTuesday, 1 December 2026, 06:09 UTC

Who watches for the Moon

  • Hindu: the Karwa Chauth and Sankashti Chaturthi fasts end at moonrise, Chandra Darshan is seeing the new crescent, and Purnima is the full Moon. Festival dates follow your panchang.
  • Muslim: each Hijri month begins with the new crescent seen after sunset. Crescent forecast
  • Jewish: Kiddush Levana, the blessing of the new Moon, is said at night while the Moon is visible, in the first half of the month.
  • Chinese, Korean and Japanese: the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chuseok and Tsukimi celebrate the full Moon of the eighth lunar month, and the Lantern Festival the year's first full Moon.
  • Buddhist: Uposatha days follow the new, full and quarter Moons, and in Sri Lanka every full Moon is a Poya holiday.
  • Photographers time the rising full Moon, and stargazers wait for moonset for a dark sky.