Jos, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Jos (Nigeria, Plateau, Jos North). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-07-15, 00:01 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Jos local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.44%, Maximal illumination for this day: 3.48%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 15:37; remaining time: 14d 15h 35m 16s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:07
Moonset:	20:05

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 109 km
228 111 mi
Jos ↔ Moon, nearest point: 370 464 km
230 196 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: 0.45%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 15 hours, 4 minutes. (≈0.628 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -29°

Jos, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -53.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 333.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-13	2026-07-14	2026-07-15	2026-07-16	2026-07-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	04:54:00	06:02:00	07:07:00	08:07:00	09:03:00
Moonset:	18:09:00	19:10:00	20:05:00	20:53:00	21:37:00

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

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