Cape Coast, Ghana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Cape Coast (Ghana, Central). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 10:23 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Accra . All times are shown in Cape Coast local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 3.06%, Maximal illumination for this day: 8.18%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 17:24; remaining time: 16d 7h 0m 54s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:09
Moonset:	16:32

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 377 795 km
234 751 mi
Cape Coast ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 700 km
229 721 mi
View angle: 0.527°

Cape Coast on map:

Cape Coast

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+00:00
Latitude:	5.10535°
Longitude:	-1.2466°
Country:	Ghana Central
Population:	143 015

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 5.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 6 hours, 21 minutes. (≈27.265 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -134°

Cape Coast, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 86.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 186.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-13	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	02:42:00	03:26:00	04:09:00	04:54:00	05:42:00
Moonset:	14:55:00	15:43:00	16:32:00	17:23:00	18:18:00

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

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