Sōka, Japan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Sōka (Japan, Saitama, Sōka Shi). Current time: Saturday, 2026-04-18, 05:07 (GMT+09:00) Asia/Tokyo . All times are shown in Sōka local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.03%, Maximal illumination for this day: 1.88%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-02, 02:24; remaining time: 13d 21h 17m 25s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:04
Moonset:	19:23

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 951 km
228 634 mi
Sōka ↔ Moon, nearest point: 366 066 km
227 463 mi
View angle: 0.541°

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: 0.18%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 9 hours, 32 minutes. (≈0.397 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -12°

Sōka, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 0.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 70.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19	2026-04-20
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	04:04:00	04:32:00	05:04:00	05:42:00	06:28:00
Moonset:	16:56:00	18:08:00	19:23:00	20:40:00	21:56:00

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

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