Hengchun, Taiwan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Hengchun (Taiwan, Taiwan, Pingtung). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 23:57 (GMT+08:00) Asia/Taipei . All times are shown in Hengchun local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 10.77%, Maximal illumination for this day: 18.25%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 12:19; remaining time: 11d 12h 22m 13s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:44
Moonset:	20:43

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 389 624 km
242 101 mi
Hengchun ↔ Moon, nearest point: 392 201 km
243 702 mi
View angle: 0.511°

Hengchun on map:

Hengchun

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+08:00
Latitude:	22.00417°
Longitude:	120.74389°
Country:	Taiwan Taiwan
Population:	31 288

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 18.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 3 hours, 32 minutes. (≈4.147 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -12°

Hengchun, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -43°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 279.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	06:50:00	07:49:00	08:44:00	09:40:00	10:34:00
Moonset:	19:35:00	20:09:00	20:43:00	21:18:00	21:54:00

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

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