Abomey, Benin Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Abomey (Benin, Zou). Current time: Friday, 2026-08-21, 09:15 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Porto-Novo . All times are shown in Abomey local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 58.05%, Maximal illumination for this day: 67.21%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 05:19; remaining time: 6d 20h 4m 17s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	13:57
Moonset:	00:59

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 404 730 km
251 488 mi
Abomey ↔ Moon, nearest point: 408 397 km
253 766 mi
View angle: 0.492°

Abomey on map:

Abomey

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	7.18286°
Longitude:	1.99119°
Country:	Benin Zou
Population:	82 154

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 61.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 8 Day, 11 hours, 41 minutes. (≈8.487 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 116°

Abomey, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -58.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 132.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-19	2026-08-20	2026-08-21	2026-08-22	2026-08-23
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	12:14:00	13:05:00	13:57:00	14:48:00	15:40:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	00:11:00	00:59:00	01:50:00	02:41:00

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

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