Soma, Gambia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Soma (Gambia, Lower River). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 19:42 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Banjul . All times are shown in Soma local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.11%, Maximal illumination for this day: 21.01%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 04:19; remaining time: 11d 8h 37m 51s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:05
Moonset:	22:08

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 390 356 km
242 556 mi
Soma ↔ Moon, nearest point: 384 994 km
239 224 mi
View angle: 0.51°

Soma on map:

Soma

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+00:00
Latitude:	13.43333°
Longitude:	-15.53333°
Country:	Gambia Lower River
Population:	9 869

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 19.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 7 hours, 13 minutes. (≈4.301 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -48°

Soma, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 34.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 248.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	08:21:00	09:14:00	10:05:00	10:56:00	11:47:00
Moonset:	20:51:00	21:30:00	22:08:00	22:47:00	23:28:00

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

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