Niigata, Japan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Niigata (Japan, Niigata Shi). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-04, 14:31 (GMT+09:00) Asia/Tokyo . All times are shown in Niigata local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 66.02%, Maximal illumination for this day: 75.81%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 13:19; remaining time: 23d 22h 48m 4s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	21:28
Moonset:	10:15

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 375 245 km
233 166 mi
Niigata ↔ Moon, nearest point: 377 330 km
234 462 mi
View angle: 0.531°

Niigata on map:

Niigata

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+09:00
Latitude:	37.88637°
Longitude:	139.00589°
Country:	Japan
Population:	505 272

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 70%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 20 Day, 5 hours, 5 minutes. (≈20.212 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 131°

Niigata, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -37.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 333.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-02	2026-08-03	2026-08-04	2026-08-05	2026-08-06
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	20:38:00	21:02:00	21:28:00	21:57:00	22:33:00
Moonset:	08:06:00	09:10:00	10:15:00	11:24:00	12:35:00

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

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