Bolgatanga, Ghana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Bolgatanga (Ghana, Upper East). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-18, 07:01 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Accra . All times are shown in Bolgatanga local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 29.88%, Maximal illumination for this day: 39.3%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 04:19; remaining time: 9d 21h 18m 5s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:42
Moonset:	22:32

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 396 698 km
246 497 mi
Bolgatanga ↔ Moon, nearest point: 399 871 km
248 468 mi
View angle: 0.502°

Bolgatanga on map:

Bolgatanga

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+00:00
Latitude:	10.78556°
Longitude:	-0.85139°
Country:	Ghana Upper East
Population:	54 430

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 32.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5 Day, 17 hours, 6 minutes. (≈5.712 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 109°

Bolgatanga, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -50.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 104°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18	2026-08-19	2026-08-20
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	09:03:00	09:52:00	10:42:00	11:33:00	12:24:00
Moonset:	21:10:00	21:50:00	22:32:00	23:16:00	00:00:00

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

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