Golden hour in Gwangju today

Tonight's golden hour runs 5:10 – 6:01 PM, starting in 5 hr 57 min, with sunset at .

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  • Morning gold
    6:30 – 7:21 AM
    from the east
  • Sunrise
    6:46 AM
    104° · east-southeast104° ESE
  • Evening gold · next up
    5:10 – 6:01 PM
    51 minutes of warm light
  • Sunset
    5:45 PM
    256° · west-southwest256° WSW
  • Blue hour
    6:01 – 6:11 PM
    and 6:20 – 6:30 AM

Direction

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Tonight the sun sets at 256°, a little south of due west. Right now shadows point north-northwest. Tap the map anywhere to see where the light comes from there; drag the time slider above to watch shadows swing through the day.

Through the year

Gwangju's golden hours, month by month

Gold bands are the morning and evening golden hours; the pale area is daylight. Gwangju doesn't change its clocks, so the curves are smooth.

Golden hour in Gwangju on the 15th of each month, 2026
MonthMorning goldEvening goldSunsetSun sets toward
January7:23 – 8:18 AM5:05 – 6:00 PM5:43 PM245° WSW
February7:03 – 7:54 AM5:39 – 6:30 PM6:14 PM255° WSW
March6:28 – 7:17 AM6:05 – 6:55 PM6:39 PM268° W
April5:44 – 6:34 AM6:30 – 7:20 PM7:04 PM283° WNW
May5:11 – 6:04 AM6:53 – 7:46 PM7:29 PM294° WNW
June4:59 – 5:54 AM7:10 – 8:06 PM7:48 PM300° WNW
July5:11 – 6:05 AM7:10 – 8:04 PM7:47 PM297° WNW
August5:35 – 6:26 AM6:46 – 7:37 PM7:21 PM288° WNW
September5:59 – 6:48 AM6:06 – 6:55 PM6:39 PM274° W
October6:22 – 7:12 AM5:23 – 6:13 PM5:57 PM260° W
November6:50 – 7:43 AM4:49 – 5:43 PM5:26 PM248° WSW
December7:15 – 8:12 AM4:42 – 5:38 PM5:21 PM242° WSW

Times on the 15th of each month, 2026, Gwangju local time.

How long does golden hour last in Gwangju?

Around 49 to 56 minutes each evening. It's shortest in March, April, September and October, about 49 minutes, and longest in January, June and December, about 56 minutes. The farther from the equator, the longer it lasts, because the sun crosses the horizon at a shallower angle.

Which way does the sun set in Gwangju?

Toward the west-southwest in December, around 242°, swinging to the west-northwest in June, around 300°. Today it sets at 256°, a little south of due west.

Golden hour near Gwangju today

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