Abuja, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Abuja (Nigeria, FCT, Municipal Area Council). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-08-26, 07:18 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Abuja local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 95.02%, Maximal illumination for this day: 98.45%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 05:19; remaining time: 1d 22h 1m 8s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:38
Moonset:	04:49

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 399 132 km
248 009 mi
Abuja ↔ Moon, nearest point: 400 988 km
249 162 mi
View angle: 0.499°

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: 96.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 22 hours, 26 minutes. (≈12.935 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 164°

Abuja, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -34.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 252.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27	2026-08-28
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	16:09:00	16:55:00	17:38:00	18:19:00	18:59:00
Moonset:	03:06:00	03:58:00	04:49:00	05:38:00	06:26:00

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

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