Niigata, Japan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Niigata (Japan, Niigata Shi). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 18:36 (GMT+09:00) Asia/Tokyo . All times are shown in Niigata 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 23h 10m 4s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:19
Moonset:	22:53

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 138 km
227 508 mi
Niigata ↔ Moon, nearest point: 359 805 km
223 572 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 18%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 2 hours, 53 minutes. (≈4.12 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -64°

Niigata, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 45.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 270.1°):

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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:	05:05:00	06:07:00	07:19:00	08:34:00	09:49:00
Moonset:	20:56:00	22:01:00	22:53:00	23:35:00	00:00:00

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

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