Essau, Gambia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Essau (Gambia, North Bank). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 16:38 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Banjul . All times are shown in Essau 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 11h 41m 50s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:09
Moonset:	22:12

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 389 757 km
242 184 mi
Essau ↔ Moon, nearest point: 382 135 km
237 448 mi
View angle: 0.511°

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: 18.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 4 hours, 12 minutes. (≈4.175 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -30°

Essau, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 67.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 194.5°):

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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:	08:25:00	09:19:00	10:09:00	11:00:00	11:51:00
Moonset:	20:55:00	21:35:00	22:12:00	22:51:00	23:33:00

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

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