Cape Coast, Ghana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Cape Coast (Ghana, Central). Current time: Saturday, 2026-09-26, 16:52 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Accra . All times are shown in Cape Coast local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 99.42%, Maximal illumination for this day: 100%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 04:13; remaining time: 29d 11h 20m 39s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:53
Moonset:	05:31

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 382 188 km
237 481 mi
Cape Coast ↔ Moon, nearest point: 381 882 km
237 291 mi
View angle: 0.521°

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: 100%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 14 Day, 18 hours, 31 minutes. (≈14.771 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 171°

Cape Coast, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -13.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 84.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-24	2026-09-25	2026-09-26	2026-09-27	2026-09-28
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	16:28:00	17:10:00	17:53:00	18:37:00	19:25:00
Moonset:	03:58:00	04:44:00	05:31:00	06:19:00	07:10:00

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

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