Nod-Krai Is Almost Here — Exact Genshin ‘Luna I’ Downtime and Go‑Live Times You Need
Genshin Impact’s version “Luna I” brings the new Nod-Krai region, story content, and several new characters — and it goes live after a scheduled maintenance window in September. Below are the exact maintenance and release times, plus a summary of what the patch adds.
What time does Genshin Impact go down for maintenance?
Maintenance for version “Luna I” begins on Tuesday, Sept. 9 or Wednesday, Sept. 10 depending on your time zone. The game will be unavailable for approximately five hours.
- 3 p.m. PDT on Tuesday, Sept. 9 for the west coast of North America
- 6 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 9 for the east coast of North America
- 7 p.m. BRT on Tuesday, Sept. 9 for Brazil
- 11 p.m. BST on Tuesday, Sept. 9 for the U.K.
- 12 a.m. CEST on Wednesday, Sept. 10 for western Europe
- 7 a.m. JST on Wednesday, Sept. 10 for Japan
- 8 a.m. AEST on Wednesday, Sept. 10 for Australia
If you plan to use Original Resin, consider doing so before maintenance starts. Additionally, the new battle pass will become active once the patch is live, so you may want to save some Resin or event progress for after the update.
What time does Genshin Impact version ‘Luna I’ start?
Servers should return with version “Luna I” at the following approximate times. Note that servers can sometimes come up a bit earlier or later depending on how maintenance goes.
- 8 p.m. PDT on Tuesday, Sept. 9 for the west coast of North America
- 11 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 9 for the east coast of North America
- 12 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Sept. 10 for Brazil
- 4 a.m. BST on Wednesday, Sept. 10 for the U.K.
- 5 a.m. CEST on Wednesday, Sept. 10 for western Europe
- 12 p.m. JST on Wednesday, Sept. 10 for Japan
- 1 p.m. AEST on Wednesday, Sept. 10 for Australia
Generally, Hoyoverse adheres to published maintenance windows and extended maintenance is uncommon. However, it’s worth keeping an eye on official channels if anything changes.
What’s new in Genshin Impact version ‘Luna I’?
The patch introduces the new region Nod-Krai and the Archon Quest titled “Song of the Welkin Moon.” There are also several new characters tied to this area.
- Ineffa (previously added in an earlier patch)
- Flins — Electro polearm user
- Lauma — Dendro catalyst user
- Aino — Hydro claymore user
Additionally, the patch includes the limited-time “Clink Clank Clash” event, which offers an event-exclusive weapon and time-limited challenges, along with the usual login rewards and quality-of-life updates.
