Akita, Japan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Akita (Japan, Akita Shi). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-08-26, 00:57 (GMT+09:00) Asia/Tokyo . All times are shown in Akita local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 93.5%, Maximal illumination for this day: 97.51%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 13:19; remaining time: 2d 12h 22m 35s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:27
Moonset:	02:36

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 400 980 km
249 157 mi
Akita ↔ Moon, nearest point: 397 623 km
247 071 mi
View angle: 0.497°

Akita on map:

Akita

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+09:00
Latitude:	39.71667°
Longitude:	140.11667°
Country:	Japan
Population:	320 069

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 93.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 9 hours, 5 minutes. (≈12.378 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -18°

Akita, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 14.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 225.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27	2026-08-28
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	16:21:00	16:57:00	17:27:00	17:53:00	18:16:00
Moonset:	00:31:00	01:32:00	02:36:00	03:41:00	04:46:00

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

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