Sōka, Japan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Sōka (Japan, Saitama, Sōka Shi). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 22:56 (GMT+09:00) Asia/Tokyo . All times are shown in Sōka 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 18h 50m 27s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:23
Moonset:	22:44

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 614 km
227 803 mi
Sōka ↔ Moon, nearest point: 365 098 km
226 861 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Sōka on map:

Sōka

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+09:00
Latitude:	35.83643°
Longitude:	139.79957°
Country:	Japan Saitama
Population:	231 445

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 19.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 7 hours, 42 minutes. (≈4.321 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -36°

Sōka, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -2.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 304.5°):

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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:	05:09:00	06:11:00	07:23:00	08:37:00	09:50:00
Moonset:	20:45:00	21:50:00	22:44:00	23:27:00	00:00:00

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

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