Takoradi, Ghana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Takoradi (Ghana, Western). Current time: Friday, 2026-08-14, 23:37 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Accra . All times are shown in Takoradi 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 4h 42m 35s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:28
Moonset:	19:53

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 381 416 km
237 001 mi
Takoradi ↔ Moon, nearest point: 384 743 km
239 068 mi
View angle: 0.522°

Takoradi on map:

Takoradi

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+00:00
Latitude:	4.88447°
Longitude:	-1.75536°
Country:	Ghana Western
Population:	232 919

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 6.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 2 Day, 10 hours, 29 minutes. (≈2.437 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -31°

Takoradi, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -52.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 279.9°):

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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:	05:41:00	06:36:00	07:28:00	08:16:00	09:04:00
Moonset:	18:19:00	19:08:00	19:53:00	20:36:00	21:19:00

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

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