Essau, Gambia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Essau (Gambia, North Bank). Current time: Friday, 2026-06-12, 19:11 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Banjul . All times are shown in Essau local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 6.84%, Maximal illumination for this day: 14.11%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-06-29, 23:58; remaining time: 17d 4h 46m 58s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:47
Moonset:	16:57

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 365 866 km
227 338 mi
Essau ↔ Moon, nearest point: 366 830 km
227 937 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 8.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 19 hours, 33 minutes. (≈26.814 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 110°

Essau, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -25.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 303.6°):

North

Essau

0⁰⁰

1⁰⁰

2⁰⁰

3⁰⁰

4⁰⁰

5⁰⁰

6⁰⁰

7⁰⁰

8⁰⁰

9⁰⁰

10⁰⁰

11⁰⁰

12⁰⁰

13⁰⁰

14⁰⁰

15⁰⁰

16⁰⁰

17⁰⁰

18⁰⁰

19⁰⁰

20⁰⁰

21⁰⁰

22⁰⁰

23⁰⁰

24⁰⁰

304°

South

Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-06-10	2026-06-11	2026-06-12	2026-06-13	2026-06-14
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	02:18:00	03:00:00	03:47:00	04:40:00	05:41:00
Moonset:	14:58:00	15:55:00	16:57:00	18:04:00	19:13:00

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

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December