Time until Genshin Impact Luna III releases

The Genshin Impact Luna III update will be released globally on December 3, 2025. There are a lot of things players can look forward to in the upcoming version. This includes two new playable characters, Archon Quest, events, and even new buffs for several characters.

This article covers the release timings for the Genshin Impact Luna III update and features a countdown showing the exact time until the new update goes live.

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Genshin Impact Luna III release date and countdown

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Version "Luna III" Update Maintenance Preview #GenshinImpact Dear Traveler, The development team will begin update maintenance on 2025/12/03 06:00 (UTC+8). Once maintenance is complete, the game will be updated to the all-new Version "Luna III": Song of the Welkin Moon:

The maintenance for version Luna III will begin on December 3, 2025, at 6 am (UTC+8) and is estimated to take five hours. Therefore, the new version will be released on December 3, 2025, at 11 am (UTC+8). While the Luna III update will go live on all servers simultaneously, the exact timings may vary for each player depending on their location.

Thus, here's a universal countdown that shows the exact time until version Luna III goes live:

The countdown is also applicable to Durin's and Venti's banners since they will be available in the first half of the update.

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Version Luna III preview

Here's everything Travelers can look forward to in Genshin Impact Luna III:

• New Characters: Durin (5-Star Pyro Sword) and Jahoda (4-Star Anemo Bow)
• Banners: Phase I - Venti, Durin, and Jahoda; Phase II - Varesa and Xilonen
• New Weapons: Athame Artis (5-Star Sword), The Daybreak Chronicles (5-Star Bow), and Rainbow Serpent's Rain Bow (4-Star Bow)
• New Quests: Song of the Welkin Moon Archon Quest Act V (A Nocturne of the Far North) and Act VI (Melting Moonlight in the Morning Mist), and Durin's Story Quest
• New Events: Soulblazers' Snowbound, Journey Bing-Bang Finchball, Heroic Clash: Saurian Brawl, and Marvelous Merchandise
• New Monsters: Super-Heavy Landrover: Mechanized Fortress
• New Materials: Refined Heart
• New Monster Drops: Cyclic Military Kuuvahki Core
• New Genius Invokation TCG Character Cards: Gaming, Escoffier, and Black Serpent Knight: Rockbreaker Ax
• New Systems: Repertoire of Myriad Melodies (Specialization and Co-Op Mode), Witch's Homework Hexerei Secret Rite (Sucrose, Mona, Durin, Klee, Albedo, Venti, Fischl, Razor), and Miliastra Wonderland (Frosty Court and Invitation to Wonderland: In Search of Inspiration)

Additionally, there will be the following adjustments and optimizations:

• Adjusted filtering options in Character Menu to display relevant information more clearly.
• Increased Reputation EXP obtained from Bounties.
• Adjusted claiming Daily Commission rewards to give the option to exchange Encounter Points.

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