Essau, Gambia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Essau (Gambia, North Bank). Current time: Thursday, 2026-07-23, 12:27 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Banjul . All times are shown in Essau local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 64.84%, Maximal illumination for this day: 73.65%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 14:37; remaining time: 6d 2h 9m 31s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:50
Moonset:	01:37

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 402 464 km
250 080 mi
Essau ↔ Moon, nearest point: 403 975 km
251 018 mi
View angle: 0.495°

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: 69.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 9 Day, 6 hours, 25 minutes. (≈9.267 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 109°

Essau, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -31°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 109.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-21	2026-07-22	2026-07-23	2026-07-24	2026-07-25
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	13:09:00	13:59:00	14:50:00	15:43:00	16:35:00
Moonset:	00:17:00	00:56:00	01:37:00	02:21:00	03:09:00

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

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