Essau, Gambia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Essau (Gambia, North Bank). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-10-07, 15:37 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Banjul . All times are shown in Essau local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 7.95%, Maximal illumination for this day: 14.96%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 04:13; remaining time: 18d 12h 35m 10s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:03
Moonset:	16:45

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 374 729 km
232 846 mi
Essau ↔ Moon, nearest point: 371 045 km
230 557 mi
View angle: 0.531°

Essau on map:

Essau

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+00:00
Latitude:	13.48389°
Longitude:	-16.53472°
Country:	Gambia North Bank
Population:	5 907

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 10.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 11 hours, 31 minutes. (≈26.48 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 129°

Essau, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 17.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 274.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-05	2026-10-06	2026-10-07	2026-10-08	2026-10-09
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	02:08:00	03:07:00	04:03:00	04:56:00	05:48:00
Moonset:	15:18:00	16:03:00	16:45:00	17:24:00	18:02:00

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

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