Essau, Gambia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Essau (Gambia, North Bank). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 11:51 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Banjul . All times are shown in Essau local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 3.06%, Maximal illumination for this day: 8.18%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 17:24; remaining time: 16d 5h 33m 41s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:13
Moonset:	17:37

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 377 508 km
234 572 mi
Essau ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 565 km
229 637 mi
View angle: 0.528°

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: 5.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 7 hours, 55 minutes. (≈27.33 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -169°

Essau, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 76.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 208.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-13	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	03:54:00	04:33:00	05:13:00	05:53:00	06:37:00
Moonset:	15:51:00	16:43:00	17:37:00	18:32:00	19:32:00

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

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