Bawku, Ghana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Bawku (Ghana, Upper East). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 21:21 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Accra . All times are shown in Bawku 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 11h 25m 10s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:14
Moonset:	22:26

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 505 km
228 357 mi
Bawku ↔ Moon, nearest point: 364 294 km
226 362 mi
View angle: 0.542°

Bawku on map:

Bawku

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+00:00
Latitude:	11.0616°
Longitude:	-0.24169°
Country:	Ghana Upper East
Population:	56 830

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 22.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 15 hours, 54 minutes. (≈4.662 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -74°

Bawku, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 12.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 293°):

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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:	07:00:00	08:07:00	09:14:00	10:17:00	11:15:00
Moonset:	20:22:00	21:28:00	22:26:00	23:18:00	00:00:00

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

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