Banikoara, Benin Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Banikoara (Benin, Alibori). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-14, 00:01 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Porto-Novo . All times are shown in Banikoara local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 5.17%, Maximal illumination for this day: 11.58%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 09:46; remaining time: 17d 9h 45m 30s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:09
Moonset:	16:52

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 373 661 km
232 182 mi
Banikoara ↔ Moon, nearest point: 377 213 km
234 389 mi
View angle: 0.533°

Banikoara on map:

Banikoara

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	11.29845°
Longitude:	2.43856°
Country:	Benin Alibori
Population:	22 487

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 11.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 6 hours, 26 minutes. (≈26.268 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -177°

Banikoara, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -56.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 53.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-12	2026-05-13	2026-05-14	2026-05-15	2026-05-16
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	02:47:00	03:27:00	04:09:00	04:55:00	05:47:00
Moonset:	15:04:00	15:56:00	16:52:00	17:52:00	18:56:00

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

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