Beijing, China Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Beijing (China). Current time: Thursday, 2026-04-30, 09:37 (GMT+08:00) Asia/Shanghai . All times are shown in Beijing local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 95.98%, Maximal illumination for this day: 98.95%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-02, 01:24; remaining time: 1d 15h 47m 41s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:56
Moonset:	04:10

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 396 297 km
246 248 mi
Beijing ↔ Moon, nearest point: 399 841 km
248 450 mi
View angle: 0.503°

Beijing on map:

Beijing

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+08:00
Latitude:	39.9075°
Longitude:	116.39723°
Country:	China
Population:	11 716 620

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 97.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 5 hours, 52 minutes. (≈13.244 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 39°

Beijing, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -56.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 320.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-28	2026-04-29	2026-04-30	2026-05-01	2026-05-02
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	15:50:00	16:52:00	17:56:00	18:59:00	20:03:00
Moonset:	03:28:00	03:49:00	04:10:00	04:33:00	05:00:00

Beijing moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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