Bakau, Gambia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Bakau (Gambia, Banjul). Current time: Sunday, 2026-09-06, 10:07 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Banjul . All times are shown in Bakau local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 21.11%, Maximal illumination for this day: 31.29%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 16:50; remaining time: 20d 6h 42m 38s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	02:09
Moonset:	15:37

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 363 800 km
226 055 mi
Bakau ↔ Moon, nearest point: 356 070 km
221 251 mi
View angle: 0.547°

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: 26.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 24 Day, 9 hours, 51 minutes. (≈24.411 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -18°

Bakau, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 70°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 313.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-04	2026-09-05	2026-09-06	2026-09-07	2026-09-08
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	00:05:00	01:05:00	02:09:00	03:14:00	04:16:00
Moonset:	13:34:00	14:36:00	15:37:00	16:32:00	17:23:00

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

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