Tarkwa, Ghana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Tarkwa (Ghana, Western). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 10:21 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Accra . All times are shown in Tarkwa local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 3.06%, Maximal illumination for this day: 8.18%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 17:24; remaining time: 16d 7h 3m 0s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:12
Moonset:	16:35

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 377 802 km
234 755 mi
Tarkwa ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 709 km
229 726 mi
View angle: 0.527°

Tarkwa on map:

Tarkwa

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+00:00
Latitude:	5.30644°
Longitude:	-1.98474°
Country:	Ghana Western
Population:	34 941

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 5.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 6 hours, 19 minutes. (≈27.263 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -128°

Tarkwa, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 86°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 167.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-13	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	02:45:00	03:29:00	04:12:00	04:57:00	05:45:00
Moonset:	14:58:00	15:46:00	16:35:00	17:27:00	18:21:00

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

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