Elmina, Ghana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Elmina (Ghana, Central). Current time: Saturday, 2026-04-18, 09:22 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Accra . All times are shown in Elmina local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.38%, Maximal illumination for this day: 3.32%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 17:24; remaining time: 13d 8h 2m 37s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:34
Moonset:	19:17

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 345 km
227 636 mi
Elmina ↔ Moon, nearest point: 360 589 km
224 060 mi
View angle: 0.544°

Elmina on map:

Elmina

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+00:00
Latitude:	5.0847°
Longitude:	-1.35093°
Country:	Ghana Central
Population:	25 560

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 1.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 1 Day, 0 hours, 38 minutes. (≈1.026 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 56°

Elmina, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 38.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 69.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19	2026-04-20
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	04:54:00	05:42:00	06:34:00	07:31:00	08:32:00
Moonset:	17:24:00	18:18:00	19:17:00	20:20:00	21:26:00

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

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