Essau, Gambia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Essau (Gambia, North Bank). Current time: Monday, 2026-11-02, 21:00 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Banjul . All times are shown in Essau local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 37.52%, Maximal illumination for this day: 48.55%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-11-24, 14:55; remaining time: 21d 17h 54m 35s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	01:03
Moonset:	14:02

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 369 753 km
229 754 mi
Essau ↔ Moon, nearest point: 373 415 km
232 029 mi
View angle: 0.539°

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: 38.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 23 Day, 4 hours, 53 minutes. (≈23.204 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 165°

Essau, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -58.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 28.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-31	2026-11-01	2026-11-02	2026-11-03	2026-11-04
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	00:00:00	00:02:00	01:03:00	01:59:00	02:52:00
Moonset:	12:23:00	13:16:00	14:02:00	14:44:00	15:24:00

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

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