Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Seoul

Sunrise in Seoul today is at 05:13:16 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 07:46:33 PM, giving Seoul 14h 33min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 04:42:13 AM and ends at 08:17:40 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Seoul or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Seoul. Get a full year of light data with the printable Seoul Photography Planner 2026.

Seoul is in the warm temperate zone, with noticeable seasonal shifts — long summer evenings and shorter winter days. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Seoul receives 14.8 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:11 AM and sunset at 07:56 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 9.6 hours — a difference of 5.2 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 05:10, while the latest sunset falls around June 30 at 19:57. The evening golden hour in Seoul lasts about 58 minutes in summer and 59 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.