Bassila, Benin Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Bassila (Benin, Donga). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-14, 00:01 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Porto-Novo . All times are shown in Bassila 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 32s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:14
Moonset:	16:53

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 373 661 km
232 182 mi
Bassila ↔ Moon, nearest point: 377 332 km
234 463 mi
View angle: 0.533°

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: 11.6%):

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

Moon illumination angle = -177°

Bassila, Moon position Today

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

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 55.8°):

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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:	02:49:00	03:31:00	04:14:00	05:01:00	05:54:00
Moonset:	15:08:00	15:59:00	16:53:00	17:51:00	18:55:00

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

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