Kyoto, Japan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kyoto (Japan, Kyōto-shi). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 22:14 (GMT+09:00) Asia/Tokyo . All times are shown in Kyoto 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: 10d 19h 31m 53s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:43
Moonset:	22:58

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 536 km
227 755 mi
Kyoto ↔ Moon, nearest point: 363 972 km
226 162 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Kyoto on map:

Kyoto

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+09:00
Latitude:	35.02107°
Longitude:	135.75385°
Country:	Japan
Population:	1 459 640

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 19.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 6 hours, 56 minutes. (≈4.289 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -46°

Kyoto, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 296.7°):

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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:	05:28:00	06:31:00	07:43:00	08:56:00	10:08:00
Moonset:	20:59:00	22:04:00	22:58:00	23:41:00	00:00:00

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

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