Tarkwa, Ghana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Tarkwa (Ghana, Western). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 13:59 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Accra . All times are shown in Tarkwa local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 14.49%, Maximal illumination for this day: 23.73%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 08:46; remaining time: 10d 18h 46m 47s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:33
Moonset:	22:22

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 621 km
227 808 mi
Tarkwa ↔ Moon, nearest point: 359 512 km
223 390 mi
View angle: 0.543°

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: 19.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 7 hours, 46 minutes. (≈4.323 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 179°

Tarkwa, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 57.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 48.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	07:21:00	08:28:00	09:33:00	10:34:00	11:30:00
Moonset:	20:16:00	21:22:00	22:22:00	23:17:00	00:00:00

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

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