Elmina, Ghana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Elmina (Ghana, Central). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 13:13 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Accra . All times are shown in Elmina local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 14.49%, Maximal illumination for this day: 23.73%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 08:46; remaining time: 10d 19h 33m 12s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:31
Moonset:	22:19

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 533 km
227 753 mi
Elmina ↔ Moon, nearest point: 359 985 km
223 684 mi
View angle: 0.543°

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: 19.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 6 hours, 54 minutes. (≈4.288 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 162°

Elmina, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 48.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 56°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	07:19:00	08:25:00	09:31:00	10:31:00	11:27:00
Moonset:	20:13:00	21:19:00	22:19:00	23:14:00	00:00:00

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

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