Elmina, Ghana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Elmina (Ghana, Central). Current time: Saturday, 2026-09-26, 17:58 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Accra . All times are shown in Elmina 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 10h 15m 0s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:53
Moonset:	05:31

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 381 967 km
237 344 mi
Elmina ↔ Moon, nearest point: 379 924 km
236 074 mi
View angle: 0.521°

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: 100%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 14 Day, 19 hours, 38 minutes. (≈14.818 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -179°

Elmina, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 2.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 85.9°):

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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

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

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