Accra, Ghana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Accra (Ghana, Greater Accra). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 08:55 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Accra . All times are shown in Accra local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 14.49%, Maximal illumination for this day: 23.73%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 08:46; remaining time: 10d 23h 50m 53s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:25
Moonset:	22:15

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 066 km
227 463 mi
Accra ↔ Moon, nearest point: 364 791 km
226 670 mi
View angle: 0.544°

Accra on map:

Accra

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+00:00
Latitude:	5.55602°
Longitude:	-0.1969°
Country:	Ghana Greater Accra
Population:	1 963 264

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 17.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 2 hours, 7 minutes. (≈4.088 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 86°

Accra, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -4.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 63°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	07:13:00	08:19:00	09:25:00	10:26:00	11:22:00
Moonset:	20:10:00	21:15:00	22:15:00	23:09:00	23:58:00

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

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