Soma, Gambia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Soma (Gambia, Lower River). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 14:01 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Banjul . All times are shown in Soma 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 18h 45m 21s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:13
Moonset:	23:34

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 623 km
227 809 mi
Soma ↔ Moon, nearest point: 359 950 km
223 663 mi
View angle: 0.543°

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: 19.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 7 hours, 47 minutes. (≈4.325 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 158°

Soma, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 50.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 65.8°):

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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:	07:59:00	09:06:00	10:13:00	11:17:00	12:15:00
Moonset:	21:32:00	22:36:00	23:34:00	00:00:00	00:24:00

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

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