Essau, Gambia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Essau (Gambia, North Bank). Current time: Friday, 2026-07-03, 00:11 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Banjul . All times are shown in Essau local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 85.58%, Maximal illumination for this day: 91.81%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 14:37; remaining time: 26d 14h 25m 17s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	22:24
Moonset:	09:32

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 396 665 km
246 476 mi
Essau ↔ Moon, nearest point: 391 541 km
243 292 mi
View angle: 0.502°

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: 91.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 17 Day, 12 hours, 1 minutes. (≈17.501 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -147°

Essau, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 31.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 121.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-01	2026-07-02	2026-07-03	2026-07-04	2026-07-05
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	21:04:00	21:46:00	22:24:00	23:02:00	23:39:00
Moonset:	07:50:00	08:41:00	09:32:00	10:21:00	11:10:00

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

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