Saltpond, Ghana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Saltpond (Ghana, Central). Current time: Friday, 2026-08-14, 20:16 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Accra . All times are shown in Saltpond 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 8h 3m 54s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:25
Moonset:	19:51

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 380 730 km
236 575 mi
Saltpond ↔ Moon, nearest point: 379 509 km
235 816 mi
View angle: 0.523°

Saltpond on map:

Saltpond

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+00:00
Latitude:	5.20913°
Longitude:	-1.06058°
Country:	Ghana Central
Population:	24 689

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 5.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 2 Day, 6 hours, 57 minutes. (≈2.29 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -57°

Saltpond, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -5.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 273.4°):

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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:	05:38:00	06:33:00	07:25:00	08:14:00	09:01:00
Moonset:	18:17:00	19:06:00	19:51:00	20:33:00	21:15:00

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

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