Bassila, Benin Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Bassila (Benin, Donga). Current time: Friday, 2026-08-21, 13:34 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Porto-Novo . All times are shown in Bassila 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 15h 45m 30s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:02
Moonset:	00:57

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 404 937 km
251 616 mi
Bassila ↔ Moon, nearest point: 403 782 km
250 899 mi
View angle: 0.492°

Bassila on map:

Bassila

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	9.00814°
Longitude:	1.6654°
Country:	Benin Donga
Population:	23 616

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 63.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 8 Day, 15 hours, 32 minutes. (≈8.647 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 41°

Bassila, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -5.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 116.9°):

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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:	12:19:00	13:10:00	14:02:00	14:54:00	15:45:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	00:09:00	00:57:00	01:47:00	02:38:00

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

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