Bakau, Gambia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Bakau (Gambia, Banjul). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 22:56 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Banjul . All times are shown in Bakau local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.11%, Maximal illumination for this day: 21.01%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 04:19; remaining time: 11d 5h 23m 22s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:10
Moonset:	22:13

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 390 983 km
242 945 mi
Bakau ↔ Moon, nearest point: 390 226 km
242 475 mi
View angle: 0.509°

Bakau on map:

Bakau

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+00:00
Latitude:	13.47806°
Longitude:	-16.68194°
Country:	Gambia Banjul
Population:	43 098

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 20.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 10 hours, 23 minutes. (≈4.433 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -43°

Bakau, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -9.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 261.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	08:26:00	09:19:00	10:10:00	11:01:00	11:52:00
Moonset:	20:56:00	21:35:00	22:13:00	22:52:00	23:33:00

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

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