Accra, Ghana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Accra (Ghana, Greater Accra). Current time: Friday, 2026-10-23, 08:16 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Accra . All times are shown in Accra local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.96%, Maximal illumination for this day: 94.04%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 04:13; remaining time: 2d 19h 56m 14s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:40
Moonset:	03:16

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 386 821 km
240 359 mi
Accra ↔ Moon, nearest point: 391 128 km
243 036 mi
View angle: 0.515°

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: 90.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 18 hours, 44 minutes. (≈11.78 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 142°

Accra, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -71.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 286.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	14:17:00	14:58:00	15:40:00	16:23:00	17:10:00
Moonset:	01:44:00	02:30:00	03:16:00	04:04:00	04:54:00

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

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