Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Seoul, South Korea

In Seoul, South Korea the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:23 and rises at 06:22. Daylight lasts 12h 0m; evening golden hour runs from 17:49 to 18:39.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
05:56
Sunrise
06:22
Solar noon
12:23
Sunset
18:23
Last light
18:49
Day length
12h 0m

18h 21m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:49 – 18:39
Blue hour
18:39 – 18:49
Max sun altitude
51.2°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:53 / 05:36

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 06:23 Sunset 18:22 Golden hour 17:47 – 18:38 Day length 11h 58m 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, September 2026

September 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
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%
More columns for September 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
September 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Tue 1 04:30 05:03 06:01 19:01 20:00 20:33 11h 0m 60.7° 281° W
Wed 2 04:31 05:04 06:02 19:00 19:58 20:31 11h 3m 60.4° 281° W
Thu 3 04:32 05:05 06:03 18:58 19:57 20:29 11h 5m 60.0° 280° W
Fri 4 04:33 05:06 06:04 18:57 19:55 20:28 11h 7m 59.6° 280° W
Sat 5 04:34 05:07 06:05 18:56 19:54 20:26 11h 10m 59.3° 279° W
Sun 6 04:35 05:07 06:06 18:54 19:52 20:24 11h 12m 58.9° 279° W
Mon 7 04:36 05:08 06:06 18:52 19:50 20:22 11h 14m 58.5° 278° W
Tue 8 04:37 05:09 06:07 18:51 19:49 20:21 11h 17m 58.1° 278° W
Wed 9 04:38 05:10 06:08 18:49 19:47 20:19 11h 19m 57.8° 277° W
Thu 10 04:39 05:11 06:09 18:48 19:45 20:17 11h 21m 57.4° 277° W
Fri 11 04:40 05:12 06:10 18:46 19:44 20:16 11h 24m 57.0° 276° W
Sat 12 04:41 05:13 06:11 18:45 19:42 20:14 11h 26m 56.6° 276° W
Sun 13 04:42 05:14 06:11 18:43 19:41 20:12 11h 28m 56.2° 275° W
Mon 14 04:43 05:15 06:12 18:42 19:39 20:10 11h 31m 55.9° 275° W
Tue 15 04:44 05:16 06:13 18:40 19:37 20:09 11h 33m 55.5° 274° W
Wed 16 04:45 05:17 06:14 18:39 19:36 20:07 11h 36m 55.1° 274° W
Thu 17 04:46 05:18 06:15 18:37 19:34 20:05 11h 38m 54.7° 273° W
Fri 18 04:47 05:19 06:16 18:36 19:32 20:04 11h 40m 54.3° 273° W
Sat 19 04:48 05:20 06:16 18:34 19:31 20:02 11h 43m 53.9° 272° W
Sun 20 04:49 05:20 06:17 18:32 19:29 20:00 11h 45m 53.5° 272° W
Mon 21 04:50 05:21 06:18 18:31 19:28 19:59 11h 47m 53.2° 271° W
Tue 22 04:51 05:22 06:19 18:29 19:26 19:57 11h 50m 52.8° 271° W
Wed 23 04:52 05:23 06:20 18:28 19:24 19:55 11h 52m 52.4° 270° W
Thu 24 04:53 05:24 06:21 18:26 19:23 19:54 11h 55m 52.0° 270° W
Fri 25 04:54 05:25 06:21 18:25 19:21 19:52 11h 57m 51.6° 269° W
Sat 26 04:55 05:26 06:22 18:23 19:20 19:50 11h 59m 51.2° 269° W
Sun 27 04:56 05:27 06:23 18:22 19:18 19:49 12h 2m 50.8° 269° W
Mon 28 04:57 05:28 06:24 18:20 19:17 19:47 12h 4m 50.4° 268° W
Tue 29 04:58 05:28 06:25 18:19 19:15 19:46 12h 7m 50.0° 268° W
Wed 30 04:59 05:29 06:26 18:17 19:13 19:44 12h 9m 49.7° 267° W

October 2026

October 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Thu 1 06:01 06:27 12:21 18:16 18:42 11h 48m −2:23 17:41–18:32 🌖 78%
Fri 2 06:01 06:27 12:21 18:14 18:40 11h 46m −2:23 17:39–18:30 🌖 67%
Sat 3 06:02 06:28 12:21 18:13 18:39 11h 44m −2:23 17:38–18:29 🌖 56%
Sun 4 06:03 06:29 12:20 18:11 18:37 11h 41m −2:23 17:36–18:27 🌗 44%
Mon 5 06:04 06:30 12:20 18:10 18:36 11h 39m −2:23 17:35–18:26 🌘 33%
Tue 6 06:05 06:31 12:20 18:08 18:34 11h 37m −2:23 17:33–18:24 🌘 22%
Wed 7 06:06 06:32 12:20 18:07 18:33 11h 34m −2:23 17:32–18:23 🌘 14%
Thu 8 06:07 06:33 12:19 18:05 18:31 11h 32m −2:22 17:30–18:21 🌘 7%
Fri 9 06:08 06:34 12:19 18:04 18:30 11h 29m −2:22 17:29–18:20 🌘 2%
Sat 10 06:08 06:35 12:19 18:02 18:28 11h 27m −2:22 17:27–18:18 🌘 0%
Sun 11 06:09 06:36 12:18 18:01 18:27 11h 25m −2:21 17:26–18:17 🌑 1%
Mon 12 06:10 06:36 12:18 17:59 18:26 11h 22m −2:21 17:24–18:15 🌒 3%
Tue 13 06:11 06:37 12:18 17:58 18:24 11h 20m −2:21 17:23–18:14 🌒 7%
Wed 14 06:12 06:38 12:18 17:56 18:23 11h 18m −2:20 17:21–18:13 🌒 12%
Thu 15 06:13 06:39 12:17 17:55 18:21 11h 15m −2:20 17:20–18:11 🌒 19%
Fri 16 06:14 06:40 12:17 17:54 18:20 11h 13m −2:20 17:18–18:10 🌒 27%
Sat 17 06:15 06:41 12:17 17:52 18:19 11h 11m −2:19 17:17–18:09 🌒 36%
Sun 18 06:16 06:42 12:17 17:51 18:17 11h 8m −2:19 17:15–18:07 🌒 45%
Mon 19 06:17 06:43 12:17 17:50 18:16 11h 6m −2:18 17:14–18:06 🌓 55%
Tue 20 06:17 06:44 12:16 17:48 18:15 11h 4m −2:18 17:13–18:05 🌔 64%
Wed 21 06:18 06:45 12:16 17:47 18:14 11h 1m −2:17 17:11–18:03 🌔 73%
Thu 22 06:19 06:46 12:16 17:46 18:12 10h 59m −2:16 17:10–18:02 🌔 81%
Fri 23 06:20 06:47 12:16 17:44 18:11 10h 57m −2:16 17:08–18:01 🌔 89%
Sat 24 06:21 06:48 12:16 17:43 18:10 10h 55m −2:15 17:07–18:00 🌔 94%
Sun 25 06:22 06:49 12:16 17:42 18:09 10h 52m −2:14 17:06–17:58 🌔 98%
Mon 26 06:23 06:50 12:16 17:41 18:07 10h 50m −2:13 17:04–17:57 🌕 100%
Tue 27 06:24 06:51 12:15 17:39 18:06 10h 48m −2:13 17:03–17:56 🌖 99%
Wed 28 06:25 06:52 12:15 17:38 18:05 10h 46m −2:12 17:02–17:55 🌖 95%
Thu 29 06:26 06:53 12:15 17:37 18:04 10h 44m −2:11 17:01–17:54 🌖 89%
Fri 30 06:27 06:54 12:15 17:36 18:03 10h 41m −2:10 16:59–17:53 🌖 81%
Sat 31 06:28 06:55 12:15 17:35 18:02 10h 39m −2:09 16:58–17:51 🌖 71%

Longest and shortest day in Seoul

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 14h 45m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 3 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 12:23, 24 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 51 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — 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, W.

Across September the sunset moves 44 minutes earlier, averaging about 92 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Seoul

Arrive by 17:34. Golden hour opens at 17:49 and the sun is down by 18:23, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 269° 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 18:39 and runs to 18:49, 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 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 18:23 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Seoul?

It takes 26m. Civil twilight ends at 18:49 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Seoul?

Evening golden hour runs 17:49 to 18:39 today, lasting 50m. Full golden hour times for Seoul covers the morning window and the coming week.

Sunset times near Seoul

Other cities in South Korea