Shanghai, China Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Shanghai (China). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-04, 13:31 (GMT+08:00) Asia/Shanghai . All times are shown in Shanghai local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 65.59%, Maximal illumination for this day: 75.43%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 12:19; remaining time: 23d 22h 48m 3s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	21:49
Moonset:	10:21

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 375 244 km
233 166 mi
Shanghai ↔ Moon, nearest point: 377 015 km
234 266 mi
View angle: 0.531°

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: 70%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 20 Day, 5 hours, 5 minutes. (≈20.212 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 121°

Shanghai, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -33.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 312.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-02	2026-08-03	2026-08-04	2026-08-05	2026-08-06
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	20:50:00	21:18:00	21:49:00	22:23:00	23:03:00
Moonset:	08:21:00	09:21:00	10:21:00	11:26:00	12:32:00

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

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