Bakau, Gambia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Bakau (Gambia, Banjul). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 14:31 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Banjul . All times are shown in Bakau local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.38%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 17:24; remaining time: 14d 2h 53m 30s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:37
Moonset:	19:33

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 718 km
229 111 mi
Bakau ↔ Moon, nearest point: 361 017 km
224 325 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 0.02%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 3 hours, 11 minutes. (≈0.133 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -178°

Bakau, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 69.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 276.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	05:13:00	05:54:00	06:37:00	07:26:00	08:18:00
Moonset:	17:38:00	18:33:00	19:33:00	20:35:00	21:42:00

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

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