Niigata, Japan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Niigata (Japan, Niigata Shi). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-25, 23:05 (GMT+09:00) Asia/Tokyo . All times are shown in Niigata local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.89%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.5%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 13:19; remaining time: 2d 14h 14m 19s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:56
Moonset:	01:43

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 199 km
249 293 mi
Niigata ↔ Moon, nearest point: 396 480 km
246 362 mi
View angle: 0.496°

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: 93.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 7 hours, 22 minutes. (≈12.307 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -26°

Niigata, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 27.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 200.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-23	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	15:37:00	16:19:00	16:56:00	17:27:00	17:55:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	00:43:00	01:43:00	02:46:00	03:50:00

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

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