Accra, Ghana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Accra (Ghana, Greater Accra). Current time: Friday, 2026-08-14, 20:48 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Accra . All times are shown in Accra local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 2.17%, Maximal illumination for this day: 6.66%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 04:19; remaining time: 13d 7h 31m 19s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:21
Moonset:	19:47

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 380 841 km
236 644 mi
Accra ↔ Moon, nearest point: 380 577 km
236 479 mi
View angle: 0.523°

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: 5.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 2 Day, 7 hours, 32 minutes. (≈2.314 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -54°

Accra, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -13.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 274.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-12	2026-08-13	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	05:34:00	06:29:00	07:21:00	08:10:00	08:57:00
Moonset:	18:14:00	19:02:00	19:47:00	20:29:00	21:12:00

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

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