Datong, China Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Datong (China, Shanxi). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 19:55 (GMT+08:00) Asia/Shanghai . All times are shown in Datong local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 11.78%, Maximal illumination for this day: 20.49%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 16:46; remaining time: 10d 20h 51m 14s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:59
Moonset:	23:47

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 388 km
227 663 mi
Datong ↔ Moon, nearest point: 360 536 km
224 027 mi
View angle: 0.544°

Datong on map:

Datong

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+08:00
Latitude:	40.09361°
Longitude:	113.29139°
Country:	China Shanxi
Population:	1 052 678

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 18.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 5 hours, 27 minutes. (≈4.227 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -59°

Datong, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 39.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 272.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	05:43:00	06:46:00	07:59:00	09:16:00	10:31:00
Moonset:	21:53:00	22:57:00	23:47:00	00:00:00	00:26:00

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

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