A mobile terminal charging apparatus comprising: a main body case including a mobile terminal placement plate disposed on a top surface of the main body case; a detection section that is adapted to detect a position of a mobile terminal placed on a top surface of the mobile terminal placement plate; wherein the detection section is composed of a plurality of detection coils (14A, 14Aa, 14Ab, 14Ac, 14Ad, 14B, 14Bb, 14Bc, 14Bd); a charging coil movably disposed in the main body case to face a bottom surface side of the mobile terminal placement plate; a driving section that is adapted to move the charging coil; and a control section connected with the driving section and the charging coil, wherein: the control section is adapted to control the driving section to move the charging coil from a standby position to a charging position when the mobile terminal is charged with the charging coil, the charging position facing the mobile terminal that is detected by the detection section; the control section is also adapted to control the driving section to move the charging coil from the charging position to the standby position when the charging is completed or interrupted; characterised in that the control section is configured such that when the charging coil is moved from the charging position to the standby position, the charging coil is moved at a velocity lower than a velocity of the charging coil that is moved from the standby position to the charging position; and when charging of the mobile terminal with the charging coil is completed or interrupted, the control section is adapted to control the driving section to move the charging coil to the standby position set at a position where the charging coil overlaps the plurality of detection coils (14A, 14Aa, 14Ab, 14Ac, 14Ad, 14B, 14Ba, 14Bb, 14Bc, 14Bd) and where a center point of the charging coil is apart from each of center points of the plurality of detection coils (14A, 14Aa, 14Ab, 14Ac, 14Ad, 14B, 14Ba, 14Bb, 14Bc, 14Bd). a main body case including a mobile terminal placement plate disposed on a top surface of the main body case; a detection section that is adapted to detect a position of a mobile terminal placed on a top surface of the mobile terminal placement plate; wherein the detection section is composed of a plurality of detection coils (14A, 14Aa, 14Ab, 14Ac, 14Ad, 14B, 14Bb, 14Bc, 14Bd); a charging coil movably disposed in the main body case to face a bottom surface side of the mobile terminal placement plate; a driving section that is adapted to move the charging coil; and a control section connected with the driving section and the charging coil, wherein: the control section is adapted to control the driving section to move the charging coil from a standby position to a charging position when the mobile terminal is charged with the charging coil, the charging position facing the mobile terminal that is detected by the detection section; the control section is also adapted to control the driving section to move the charging coil from the charging position to the standby position when the charging is completed or interrupted; characterised in that the control section is configured such that when the charging coil is moved from the charging position to the standby position, the charging coil is moved at a velocity lower than a velocity of the charging coil that is moved from the standby position to the charging position; and when charging of the mobile terminal with the charging coil is completed or interrupted, the control section is adapted to control the driving section to move the charging coil to the standby position set at a position where the charging coil overlaps the plurality of detection coils (14A, 14Aa, 14Ab, 14Ac, 14Ad, 14B, 14Ba, 14Bb, 14Bc, 14Bd) and where a center point of the charging coil is apart from each of center points of the plurality of detection coils (14A, 14Aa, 14Ab, 14Ac, 14Ad, 14B, 14Ba, 14Bb, 14Bc, 14Bd). the control section is adapted to control the driving section to move the charging coil from a standby position to a charging position when the mobile terminal is charged with the charging coil, the charging position facing the mobile terminal that is detected by the detection section; the control section is also adapted to control the driving section to move the charging coil from the charging position to the standby position when the charging is completed or interrupted; characterised in that the control section is configured such that when the charging coil is moved from the charging position to the standby position, the charging coil is moved at a velocity lower than a velocity of the charging coil that is moved from the standby position to the charging position; and when charging of the mobile terminal with the charging coil is completed or interrupted, the control section is adapted to control the driving section to move the charging coil to the standby position set at a position where the charging coil overlaps the plurality of detection coils (14A, 14Aa, 14Ab, 14Ac, 14Ad, 14B, 14Ba, 14Bb, 14Bc, 14Bd) and where a center point of the charging coil is apart from each of center points of the plurality of detection coils (14A, 14Aa, 14Ab, 14Ac, 14Ad, 14B, 14Ba, 14Bb, 14Bc, 14Bd).