Bakau, Gambia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Bakau (Gambia, Banjul). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 10:10 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Banjul . All times are shown in Bakau 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 22h 36m 37s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:17
Moonset:	23:39

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 198 km
227 545 mi
Bakau ↔ Moon, nearest point: 364 403 km
226 429 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 18.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 3 hours, 30 minutes. (≈4.146 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 78°

Bakau, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 0°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 63.1°):

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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:	08:04:00	09:11:00	10:17:00	11:22:00	12:20:00
Moonset:	21:37:00	22:41:00	23:39:00	00:00:00	00:29:00

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

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