Xiamen, China Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Xiamen (China, Fujian). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 12:18 (GMT+08:00) Asia/Shanghai . All times are shown in Xiamen 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: 11d 4h 28m 28s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:27
Moonset:	22:43

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 365 601 km
227 174 mi
Xiamen ↔ Moon, nearest point: 359 072 km
223 117 mi
View angle: 0.545°

Xiamen on map:

Xiamen

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+08:00
Latitude:	24.47979°
Longitude:	118.08187°
Country:	China Fujian
Population:	3 531 347

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 16%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 20 hours, 56 minutes. (≈3.872 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 41°

Xiamen, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 48.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 76.6°):

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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:	06:13:00	07:19:00	08:27:00	09:37:00	10:42:00
Moonset:	20:40:00	21:46:00	22:43:00	23:32:00	00:00:00

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

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