Shanghai, China Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Shanghai (China). Current time: Friday, 2026-05-22, 13:53 (GMT+08:00) Asia/Shanghai . All times are shown in Shanghai local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 30.56%, Maximal illumination for this day: 41.3%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 16:46; remaining time: 9d 2h 53m 35s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:16
Moonset:	00:00

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 372 389 km
231 392 mi
Shanghai ↔ Moon, nearest point: 366 115 km
227 493 mi
View angle: 0.535°

Shanghai on map:

Shanghai

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+08:00
Latitude:	31.22222°
Longitude:	121.45806°
Country:	China
Population:	22 315 474

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 36.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 6 Day, 2 hours, 54 minutes. (≈6.121 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 10°

Shanghai, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 45.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 94.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23	2026-05-24
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	07:55:00	09:07:00	10:16:00	11:22:00	12:23:00
Moonset:	22:46:00	23:31:00	00:00:00	00:08:00	00:40:00

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

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