Timbuktu, Mali Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Timbuktu (Mali, Tombouctou). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 15:53 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Bamako . All times are shown in Timbuktu 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 16h 53m 2s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:14
Moonset:	22:48

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 840 km
227 944 mi
Timbuktu ↔ Moon, nearest point: 358 802 km
222 949 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Timbuktu on map:

Timbuktu

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+00:00
Latitude:	16.77348°
Longitude:	-3.00742°
Country:	Mali Tombouctou
Population:	32 460

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 20.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 9 hours, 52 minutes. (≈4.411 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -126°

Timbuktu, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 81.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 3.9°):

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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:	06:59:00	08:05:00	09:14:00	10:18:00	11:19:00
Moonset:	20:48:00	21:52:00	22:48:00	23:38:00	00:00:00

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

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