Accra, Ghana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Accra (Ghana, Greater Accra). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 14:22 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Accra . All times are shown in Accra local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.38%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 17:24; remaining time: 14d 3h 2m 18s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:37
Moonset:	18:14

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 739 km
229 124 mi
Accra ↔ Moon, nearest point: 361 849 km
224 843 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 0.02%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 3 hours, 1 minutes. (≈0.126 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 168°

Accra, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 53.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 287.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	04:05:00	04:49:00	05:37:00	06:28:00	07:25:00
Moonset:	16:27:00	17:19:00	18:14:00	19:13:00	20:16:00

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

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