Kaohsiung, Taiwan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kaohsiung (Taiwan, Takao). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-17, 05:41 (GMT+08:00) Asia/Taipei . All times are shown in Kaohsiung local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 18.25%, Maximal illumination for this day: 26.85%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 12:19; remaining time: 11d 6h 38m 30s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:42
Moonset:	21:19

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 390 741 km
242 795 mi
Kaohsiung ↔ Moon, nearest point: 394 087 km
244 874 mi
View angle: 0.51°

Kaohsiung on map:

Kaohsiung

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+08:00
Latitude:	22.61626°
Longitude:	120.31333°
Country:	Taiwan Takao
Population:	1 519 711

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 20.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 9 hours, 10 minutes. (≈4.382 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 91°

Kaohsiung, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -53.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 75.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18	2026-08-19
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	07:50:00	08:46:00	09:42:00	10:36:00	11:32:00
Moonset:	20:11:00	20:44:00	21:19:00	21:55:00	22:33:00

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

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