Cape Coast, Ghana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Cape Coast (Ghana, Central). Current time: Friday, 2026-08-14, 21:30 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Accra . All times are shown in Cape Coast 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 6h 49m 18s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:26
Moonset:	19:51

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 380 984 km
236 733 mi
Cape Coast ↔ Moon, nearest point: 381 687 km
237 169 mi
View angle: 0.523°

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: 6.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 2 Day, 8 hours, 16 minutes. (≈2.344 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -52°

Cape Coast, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -23°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 275°):

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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:	05:39:00	06:34:00	07:26:00	08:14:00	09:02:00
Moonset:	18:18:00	19:06:00	19:51:00	20:34:00	21:16:00

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

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