Essau, Gambia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Essau (Gambia, North Bank). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 17:29 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Banjul . All times are shown in Essau local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 14.49%, Maximal illumination for this day: 23.73%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 08:46; remaining time: 10d 15h 17m 27s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:17
Moonset:	23:38

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 028 km
228 061 mi
Essau ↔ Moon, nearest point: 359 114 km
223 143 mi
View angle: 0.543°

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: 21.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 11 hours, 38 minutes. (≈4.484 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -113°

Essau, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 75.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 326.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	08:03:00	09:10:00	10:17:00	11:21:00	12:19:00
Moonset:	21:37:00	22:40:00	23:38:00	00:00:00	00:28:00

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

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