Datong, China Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Datong (China, Shanxi). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-25, 02:14 (GMT+08:00) Asia/Shanghai . All times are shown in Datong local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 88.16%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.7%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 12:19; remaining time: 3d 10h 5m 14s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:48
Moonset:	02:22

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 403 216 km
250 547 mi
Datong ↔ Moon, nearest point: 401 311 km
249 363 mi
View angle: 0.494°

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: 88.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 13 hours, 9 minutes. (≈11.548 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -13°

Datong, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 1.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 235.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-23	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	16:31:00	17:13:00	17:48:00	18:17:00	18:43:00
Moonset:	00:25:00	01:21:00	02:22:00	03:27:00	04:32:00

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

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