Beijing, China Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Beijing (China). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-09-22, 11:17 (GMT+08:00) Asia/Shanghai . All times are shown in Beijing local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 75.45%, Maximal illumination for this day: 83.33%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-27, 00:50; remaining time: 4d 13h 32m 50s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:04
Moonset:	01:00

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 282 km
249 345 mi
Beijing ↔ Moon, nearest point: 404 530 km
251 363 mi
View angle: 0.496°

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: 79.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 7 hours, 44 minutes. (≈10.322 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 53°

Beijing, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -51.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 71.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	14:55:00	15:33:00	16:04:00	16:31:00	16:56:00
Moonset:	23:57:00	00:00:00	01:00:00	02:04:00	03:10:00

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

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