Akita, Japan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Akita (Japan, Akita Shi). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 15:50 (GMT+09:00) Asia/Tokyo . All times are shown in Akita local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 11.45%, Maximal illumination for this day: 20.1%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 17:46; remaining time: 11d 1h 56m 17s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:07
Moonset:	22:55

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 365 851 km
227 329 mi
Akita ↔ Moon, nearest point: 358 007 km
222 455 mi
View angle: 0.544°

Akita on map:

Akita

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+09:00
Latitude:	39.71667°
Longitude:	140.1°
Country:	Japan
Population:	325 837

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 17%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 23 hours, 47 minutes. (≈3.991 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -57°

Akita, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 73.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 221.2°):

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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:	04:53:00	05:55:00	07:07:00	08:23:00	09:40:00
Moonset:	20:59:00	22:04:00	22:55:00	23:36:00	00:00:00

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

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