Moon in Tokyo, Japan

Local time 20:46 JST 35.69° N, 139.69° E
Phase nowWaxing crescent23% lit · 5.2 days old
Moonrise today10:34Local time
Moonset today20:12Local time
Distance405,440 km251,929 miles

Moon phase in Tokyo today

The Moon is waxing crescent and 23% lit, growing brighter each night. Today it rises at 10:34 and sets at 20:12 local time. Sunset is at 16:35. For the darkest skies, look for nights when the Moon is below the horizon after dark.

Next Moon phases

First quarterTue, Nov 1720:47 JST
Full MoonTue, Nov 2423:53 JST
Last quarterTue, Dec 115:08 JST
New MoonWed, Dec 909:51 JST

Phase times are shown in Tokyo local time. Full Moon calendar 2026.

Moonrise and moonset for the next 30 days

DateMoonriseMoonsetPhase at noonLit
Sat, Nov 14 10:34 20:12 Waxing crescent 20.2%
Sun, Nov 15 11:12 21:11 Waxing crescent 28.2%
Mon, Nov 16 11:45 22:11 Waxing crescent 37%
Tue, Nov 17 12:14 23:11 First quarter 46.4%
Wed, Nov 18 12:40 — Waxing gibbous 56.2%
Thu, Nov 19 13:05 00:11 Waxing gibbous 66%
Fri, Nov 20 13:31 01:12 Waxing gibbous 75.4%
Sat, Nov 21 13:58 02:15 Waxing gibbous 84%
Sun, Nov 22 14:28 03:22 Waxing gibbous 91.3%
Mon, Nov 23 15:04 04:33 Waxing gibbous 96.6%
Tue, Nov 24 15:47 05:47 Waxing gibbous 99.4%
Wed, Nov 25 16:41 07:03 Waning gibbous 99.4%
Thu, Nov 26 17:46 08:15 Waning gibbous 96.5%
Fri, Nov 27 18:59 09:18 Waning gibbous 90.8%
Sat, Nov 28 20:14 10:11 Waning gibbous 82.8%
Sun, Nov 29 21:28 10:53 Waning gibbous 73.1%
Mon, Nov 30 22:38 11:27 Waning gibbous 62.4%
Tue, Dec 1 23:44 11:57 Last quarter 51.4%
Wed, Dec 2 — 12:23 Waning crescent 40.7%
Thu, Dec 3 00:47 12:49 Waning crescent 30.6%
Fri, Dec 4 01:49 13:15 Waning crescent 21.7%
Sat, Dec 5 02:51 13:42 Waning crescent 14%
Sun, Dec 6 03:52 14:13 Waning crescent 7.9%
Mon, Dec 7 04:54 14:48 Waning crescent 3.5%
Tue, Dec 8 05:55 15:29 Waning crescent 0.9%
Wed, Dec 9 06:52 16:16 New Moon 0.2%
Thu, Dec 10 07:45 17:08 Waxing crescent 1.2%
Fri, Dec 11 08:31 18:05 Waxing crescent 4%
Sat, Dec 12 09:11 19:03 Waxing crescent 8.3%
Sun, Dec 13 09:45 20:03 Waxing crescent 14.2%

A dash means the Moon does not rise or set on that local date. This happens about once a month, because the Moon rises around 50 minutes later each day.

Moonrise and moonset are calculated for 35.6895, 139.6917 at sea level with a flat horizon, from a lunar series checked against a full ephemeris to within about a minute. Hills, buildings and elevation can shift what you see by several minutes. Sources and methods.