Xining, China Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Xining (China, Qinghai). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 19:16 (GMT+08:00) Asia/Shanghai . All times are shown in Xining 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 21h 30m 4s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:00
Moonset:	00:00

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 317 km
227 619 mi
Xining ↔ Moon, nearest point: 359 260 km
223 234 mi
View angle: 0.544°

Xining on map:

Xining

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+08:00
Latitude:	36.62554°
Longitude:	101.75739°
Country:	China Qinghai
Population:	767 531

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 18.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 4 hours, 44 minutes. (≈4.197 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -66°

Xining, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 56.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 262.4°):

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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:	06:44:00	07:48:00	09:00:00	10:15:00	11:28:00
Moonset:	22:28:00	23:32:00	00:00:00	00:23:00	01:05:00

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

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