Banikoara, Benin Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Banikoara (Benin, Alibori). Current time: Friday, 2026-08-21, 16:42 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Porto-Novo . All times are shown in Banikoara 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 12h 37m 11s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:04
Moonset:	00:49

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 405 067 km
251 697 mi
Banikoara ↔ Moon, nearest point: 399 988 km
248 541 mi
View angle: 0.492°

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: 64.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 8 Day, 18 hours, 19 minutes. (≈8.763 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 2°

Banikoara, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 31.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 132.3°):

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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:	12:20:00	13:12:00	14:04:00	14:56:00	15:47:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	00:02:00	00:49:00	01:39:00	02:30:00

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

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