Jos, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Jos (Nigeria, Plateau, Jos North). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 16:40 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Jos local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.4%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 18:24; remaining time: 14d 1h 44m 22s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:55
Moonset:	18:41

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 557 km
229 010 mi
Jos ↔ Moon, nearest point: 363 797 km
226 053 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 0.04%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 4 hours, 30 minutes. (≈0.187 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -170°

Jos, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 27.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 282°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	04:27:00	05:10:00	05:55:00	06:44:00	07:39:00
Moonset:	16:51:00	17:45:00	18:41:00	19:43:00	20:47:00

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

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