Banikoara, Benin Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Banikoara (Benin, Alibori). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 10:50 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Porto-Novo . All times are shown in Banikoara local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 3.23%, Maximal illumination for this day: 8.43%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 18:24; remaining time: 16d 7h 33m 46s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:54
Moonset:	17:18

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 377 904 km
234 819 mi
Banikoara ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 905 km
229 848 mi
View angle: 0.527°

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: 5.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 5 hours, 46 minutes. (≈27.241 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -139°

Banikoara, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 79.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 158.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-13	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	03:33:00	04:14:00	04:54:00	05:36:00	06:20:00
Moonset:	15:35:00	16:25:00	17:18:00	18:12:00	19:10:00

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

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