Shanghai, China Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Shanghai (China). Current time: Thursday, 2026-04-30, 16:52 (GMT+08:00) Asia/Shanghai . All times are shown in Shanghai local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 95.98%, Maximal illumination for this day: 98.95%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-02, 01:24; remaining time: 1d 8h 31m 47s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:21
Moonset:	03:59

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 397 418 km
246 944 mi
Shanghai ↔ Moon, nearest point: 396 409 km
246 317 mi
View angle: 0.501°

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: 98.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 12 hours, 38 minutes. (≈13.526 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 9°

Shanghai, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 101.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-28	2026-04-29	2026-04-30	2026-05-01	2026-05-02
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	15:27:00	16:24:00	17:21:00	18:19:00	19:18:00
Moonset:	03:05:00	03:32:00	03:59:00	04:28:00	05:00:00

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

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