Gao, Mali Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Gao (Mali). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 05:07 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Bamako . All times are shown in Gao 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 23h 12m 34s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:03
Moonset:	21:03

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 387 461 km
240 757 mi
Gao ↔ Moon, nearest point: 390 897 km
242 892 mi
View angle: 0.514°

Gao on map:

Gao

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+00:00
Latitude:	16.27167°
Longitude:	-0.04472°
Country:	Mali
Population:	87 000

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 14.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 16 hours, 44 minutes. (≈3.697 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 95°

Gao, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -54.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 76.6°):

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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:	07:16:00	08:10:00	09:03:00	09:55:00	10:46:00
Moonset:	19:48:00	20:25:00	21:03:00	21:40:00	22:20:00

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

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