Bassila, Benin Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Bassila (Benin, Donga). Current time: Thursday, 2026-04-16, 01:05 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Porto-Novo . All times are shown in Bassila local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.4%, Maximal illumination for this day: 3.23%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 18:24; remaining time: 15d 17h 19m 4s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:41
Moonset:	18:14

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 375 143 km
233 103 mi
Bassila ↔ Moon, nearest point: 379 103 km
235 564 mi
View angle: 0.531°

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: 3.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 21 hours, 9 minutes. (≈27.882 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -159°

Bassila, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -63.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 58.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	04:15:00	04:57:00	05:41:00	06:26:00	07:16:00
Moonset:	16:29:00	17:21:00	18:14:00	19:11:00	20:11:00

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

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