Jos, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Jos (Nigeria, Plateau, Jos North). Current time: Friday, 2026-10-23, 12:08 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Jos local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.67%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.83%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 05:13; remaining time: 2d 17h 4m 50s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:02
Moonset:	03:38

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 386 241 km
239 999 mi
Jos ↔ Moon, nearest point: 389 725 km
242 164 mi
View angle: 0.516°

Jos on map:

Jos

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	9.92849°
Longitude:	8.89212°
Country:	Nigeria Plateau
Population:	816 824

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 91%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 21 hours, 37 minutes. (≈11.901 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 58°

Jos, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -55.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 74.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	14:43:00	15:22:00	16:02:00	16:43:00	17:28:00
Moonset:	02:02:00	02:49:00	03:38:00	04:27:00	05:20:00

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

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