Genshin Impact 6.7 (Luna VIII) release time and countdown

Genshin Impact Version 6.7, named “Luna VIII” and titled Sunny Summer Fontinalia, switches on globally on July 1st, 2026. It closes out the Song of the Welkin Moon arc before Version 7.0, and it lands on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, iOS, and Android at the same moment everywhere.

Quick answer: Version 6.7 unlocks at 11:00 AM (UTC+8) on July 1st, 2026, which is 03:00 UTC. Maintenance begins five hours earlier at 06:00 (UTC+8) on July 1st, so players in the Americas update on the evening of June 30th in their local time.

Genshin Impact 6.7 release time by region

The update goes live at a fixed moment across all servers, but the clock shows a different local time depending on where you play. Because daylight time is in effect, Americas players will see the patch arrive on June 30th, while Europe and Asia get it on July 1st.

Maintenance window and downtime

Server maintenance starts at 06:00 (UTC+8) on July 1st and is scheduled to run for about five hours before the new version opens at 11:00 (UTC+8). In practice the work often finishes a little early, and if it runs long you receive extra Primogem compensation for each additional hour of downtime.

Note: The maintenance times above follow each official server region. They line up with the same global unlock moment, just expressed in the server’s own clock.

You can confirm the schedule on HoYoverse’s update maintenance preview for Luna VIII.

How to confirm the update is live

Banner schedule in Version 6.7

The update splits into two phases. Sandrone debuts as a 5-star Cryo Claymore user in Phase 1, joined by a Citlali rerun. Phase 2 brings back Columbina and Raiden Shogun. A Lightrace Wish also runs during the version, featuring Wriothesley, Yae Miko, Mizuki, Qiqi, and Cyno along with their signature weapons.

A Teaspoon of Transcendence, a 5-star Claymore, runs on the Epitome Invocation weapon banner in Phase 1 alongside Sandrone.

What launches on day one

Luna VIII is the final Song of the Welkin Moon patch, and it carries the largest piece of new content in months. Players board a spacecraft and travel beyond Teyvat to the Frost Moon, a permanent new region with a luminous lunar sea, an orbiting space station, ancient dragon ruins, and gravity-shifting terrain. Both the moon map and Teyvat get a new layered display that shows your current vertical level in real time.

Sandrone arrives with Stellar-Conduct, a new Cryo-Electro reaction. Triggering it creates a Polestar Field that stores excess Cryo and Electro energy, converts it into buffs, raises Stellar-Conduct, Cryo, and Electro damage for characters inside it, and lowers enemy Physical RES. In combat, Sandrone commands an autonomous construct named Fagio that fires within the field.

The flagship event, Sunny Summer Fontinalia, sails aboard the Wingalet in Fontaine, where you manage a ship aquarium and draw in festival visitors. Finishing it lets you add Charlotte to your roster for free and unlocks her new outfit, Hurlock Variations, while Citlali’s Whispers of Stars and Smoke skin is offered at a limited-time discount.

If you want to be ready the moment servers come back up, clear your active limited-time events, spend your Resin and Realm Currency, and claim any pending rewards before maintenance starts on July 1st. The Frost Moon also carries limited-time exploration rewards, so prioritizing the new map early pays off.