Shantou, China Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Shantou (China, Guangdong). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 18:09 (GMT+08:00) Asia/Shanghai . All times are shown in Shantou 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 22h 37m 21s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:36
Moonset:	22:46

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 196 km
227 544 mi
Shantou ↔ Moon, nearest point: 359 109 km
223 140 mi
View angle: 0.544°

Shantou on map:

Shantou

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+08:00
Latitude:	23.36814°
Longitude:	116.71479°
Country:	China Guangdong
Population:	5 329 024

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 18.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 3 hours, 29 minutes. (≈4.145 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -84°

Shantou, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 56.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 282.4°):

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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:	06:22:00	07:27:00	08:36:00	09:45:00	10:50:00
Moonset:	20:43:00	21:49:00	22:46:00	23:35:00	00:00:00

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

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