Elmina, Ghana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Elmina (Ghana, Central). Current time: Friday, 2026-08-14, 20:49 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Accra . All times are shown in Elmina 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 7h 30m 55s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:26
Moonset:	19:52

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 380 843 km
236 645 mi
Elmina ↔ Moon, nearest point: 380 467 km
236 412 mi
View angle: 0.523°

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: 5.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 2 Day, 7 hours, 32 minutes. (≈2.314 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -55°

Elmina, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -12.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 274°):

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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:	05:40:00	06:35:00	07:26:00	08:15:00	09:02:00
Moonset:	18:18:00	19:07:00	19:52:00	20:34:00	21:17:00

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

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