Sunrise in Seoul today
September 13, 2026 · Seoul, South Korea
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Sunrise in Seoul today is at 06:13. Day length is 12h 33m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Seoul's coordinates and updated daily.
Seoul lies at 38°N. In Seoul, day length ranges from 9h 34m in winter to 14h 46m in summer — a swing of about 5h 12m.
The sun comes up over the east horizon in Seoul today, at a bearing of 84°. It starts getting light 26 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises 7 minutes later in Seoul than in Busan, 330 km to the southeast.
Through the year sunrise drifts earlier across spring and later across autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Seoul.
The longest day in Seoul is around 14h 46m (around June 21). The shortest is around 9h 34m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 2 minutes per day.
Sunrise in Seoul by month
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:47 | 17:37 | 9h 50m |
| February | 07:23 | 18:11 | 10h 48m |
| March | 06:45 | 18:39 | 11h 54m |
| April | 05:59 | 19:07 | 13h 8m |
| May | 05:24 | 19:34 | 14h 10m |
| June | 05:11 | 19:55 | 14h 44m |
| July | 05:23 | 19:54 | 14h 31m |
| August | 05:48 | 19:27 | 13h 39m |
| September | 06:14 | 18:43 | 12h 28m |
| October | 06:40 | 17:57 | 11h 17m |
| November | 07:12 | 17:23 | 10h 11m |
| December | 07:40 | 17:16 | 9h 35m |