Abuja, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Abuja (Nigeria, FCT, Municipal Area Council). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 09:55 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Abuja local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 14.14%, Maximal illumination for this day: 23.32%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 09:46; remaining time: 10d 23h 51m 0s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:46
Moonset:	22:50

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 066 km
227 463 mi
Abuja ↔ Moon, nearest point: 363 866 km
226 096 mi
View angle: 0.544°

Abuja on map:

Abuja

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	9.05785°
Longitude:	7.49508°
Country:	Nigeria FCT
Population:	590 400

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 17.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 2 hours, 7 minutes. (≈4.088 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 85°

Abuja, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 3.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 64°):

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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:	07:33:00	08:39:00	09:46:00	10:48:00	11:46:00
Moonset:	20:45:00	21:51:00	22:50:00	23:43:00	00:00:00

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

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