Jos, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Jos (Nigeria, Plateau, Jos North). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 18:18 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Jos 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 15h 28m 28s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:38
Moonset:	22:46

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 006 km
228 047 mi
Jos ↔ Moon, nearest point: 359 945 km
223 659 mi
View angle: 0.543°

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: 21%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 11 hours, 25 minutes. (≈4.476 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -100°

Jos, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 56.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 301.2°):

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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:	07:25:00	08:32:00	09:38:00	10:41:00	11:39:00
Moonset:	20:42:00	21:47:00	22:46:00	23:38:00	00:00:00

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

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