SKY ยท STARGAZING ยท SOUTH KOREA

Is Tonight Good for Stargazing in Seoul?

Clear, dark skies tonight (about 13% cloud) with the Moon well out of the way. This is about as good as it gets โ€” from a dark site away from city lights you'll see the Milky Way, faint stars, and any active meteor shower.

TONIGHT'S VERDICT ยท SEOUL
VerdictExcellent โ€” a great night to be out
Night cloud13%
MoonLast Quarter ยท 49%
Dark from7:51 PM
Until5:10 AM

Worth looking for: Everything: planets, constellations, the Milky Way, meteor showers and faint deep-sky objects โ€” given a dark horizon.

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READING TONIGHT'S SKYโ€ฆ

How dark is the sky over Seoul?

Sky class (estimate)Bortle 9 ยท Inner-city sky

A Bortle 8โ€“9 metro hemmed by mountains that darken with distance.

Even on the clearest, Moonless night, a bright city sky limits what you can see. For the Milky Way and faint stars from Seoul, you'll want to reach a darker site โ€” see the options below.

Darker skies within reach of Seoul

~2.5 HR DRIVE EASTGangwon Province mountainsDarker skies east toward the coast.

Dark-sky designations from the International Dark-Sky Association and well-recognised dark regions. Always check access, opening hours and the weather before travelling.

Seoul right now

More sky over Seoul

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Live cloud cover over Seoul, on the full map.

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