Cape Coast, Ghana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Cape Coast (Ghana, Central). Current time: Friday, 2026-10-23, 12:56 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Accra . All times are shown in Cape Coast local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.96%, Maximal illumination for this day: 94.04%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 04:13; remaining time: 2d 15h 16m 59s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:44
Moonset:	03:21

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 385 875 km
239 771 mi
Cape Coast ↔ Moon, nearest point: 388 240 km
241 241 mi
View angle: 0.516°

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: 91.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 23 hours, 26 minutes. (≈11.976 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 44°

Cape Coast, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -40.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 84.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	14:20:00	15:02:00	15:44:00	16:28:00	17:15:00
Moonset:	01:49:00	02:34:00	03:21:00	04:08:00	04:58:00

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

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