Back القمر الذي يحتضن الشمس Arabic The Moon Embracing The Sun BAN Луната, обгръщаща слънцето Bulgarian Moon Embracing the Sun Spanish افسانه خورشید و ماه Persian Haereul pumeun dal Finnish Moon Embracing the Sun HT Herul phumun tal Hungarian The Moon That Embraces the Sun ID Haereul pum-eun dal Italian
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| Hangul | 해를 품은 달 |
| Revised Romanization | Haereul Pum-eun Dal |
| McCune–Reischauer | Haerŭl P'umŭn Dal |
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| Based on | Moon Embracing the Sun by Jung Eun-gwol |
| Written by | Jin Soo-wan |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 20 (+2 specials) |
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| Executive producer | Moon Jeong-soo |
| Producer | Oh Gyeong-hun |
| Production company | Pan Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC TV |
| Release | January 4 – March 15, 2012 |
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Moon Embracing the Sun (Korean: 해를 품은 달; RR: Haereul Pum-eun Dal, also known as The Moon that Embraces the Sun or The Sun and the Moon) is a 2012 South Korean television drama series, starring Han Ga-in, Kim Soo-hyun, Jung Il-woo, and Kim Min-seo. It aired on MBC from January 4 to March 15, 2012, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.
The historical-fantasy drama is adapted from the novel of the same name written by Jung Eun-gwol. It tells of a poignant love story between a fictional king of the Joseon period and a female shaman and the conflicts and conspiracy of vying political powers.
The series reached a peak rating of 42.2%. It won the Best Drama and Best Actor awards in the television category at the 48th Baeksang Arts Awards, and multiple awards at 2012 MBC Drama Awards, including Drama of the Year.