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Tokyo, Japan — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 7.8%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 17, 2025 at 12:06:26 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:44 am 119° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:29 pm 241° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 4:08 am 118° Southeast
Moonset Today: 2:06 pm 241° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 45 minutes (-16s)
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Today's Sun Position in Tokyo

Time:12:06 pm
Altitude:30.6°
Direction:188° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 9h 45m (Dec 17, 2025)

16 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 16, 2025)

33 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

4 hours, 49 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Tokyo Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:13 am
Astro. Twilight5:13 am – 5:44 am
Nautical Twilight5:44 am – 6:16 am
Civil Twilight6:16 am – 6:44 am
Daylight6:44 am – 4:29 pm
Civil Twilight4:29 pm – 4:58 pm
Nautical Twilight4:58 pm – 5:30 pm
Astro. Twilight5:30 pm – 6:01 pm
Night6:01 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Tokyo - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 176:44 am4:29 pm9:45:00−0:1611:37 am (31.0°)91.482
Dec 186:45 am4:30 pm9:44:47−0:1311:37 am (30.9°)91.475
Dec 196:45 am4:30 pm9:44:37−0:0911:38 am (30.9°)91.467
Dec 206:46 am4:30 pm9:44:30−0:0611:38 am (30.9°)91.460
Dec 216:46 am4:31 pm9:44:27−0:0311:39 am (30.9°)91.453
Dec 226:47 am4:31 pm9:44:27< 1s11:39 am (30.9°)91.447
Dec 236:47 am4:32 pm9:44:30+0:0311:40 am (30.9°)91.441
* All times are local time for Tokyo. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Tokyo is at 12:03 am on Monday, December 22, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 50 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

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Today's Moon in Tokyo

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Tokyo - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 174:08 am2:06 pm-9:10 am(30.8°)252,4618.5%
Dec 185:08 am2:43 pm-9:58 am(27.7°)252,3253.9%
Dec 196:06 am3:28 pm-10:48 am(25.8°)251,7021.1%
Dec 207:01 am4:19 pm-11:40 am(25.3°)250,6720.2%
Dec 217:51 am5:16 pm-12:32 pm(26.2°)249,2981.2%
Dec 228:35 am6:17 pm-1:24 pm(28.6°)247,6174.3%
Dec 239:12 am7:20 pm-2:13 pm(32.2°)245,6499.3%
* All times are local time for Tokyo. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Tokyo This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Dec 17, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:14 amWed 3:19 pmWed 10:17 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 6:23 amWed 4:08 pmWed 11:15 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 7:15 amWed 4:50 pmWed 12:03 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterWed 6:26 pmThu 8:43 amThu 1:34 amPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 11:52 amWed 11:34 pmWed 5:43 pmGreat visibility
UranusWed 2:39 pmThu 4:41 amWed 9:40 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 11:58 amWed 11:53 pmWed 5:56 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Tokyo.

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