Jos, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Jos (Nigeria, Plateau, Jos North). Current time: Thursday, 2026-08-27, 10:27 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Jos local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 98.45%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.95%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 05:19; remaining time: 0d 18h 52m 55s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	18:14
Moonset:	05:32

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 394 948 km
245 409 mi
Jos ↔ Moon, nearest point: 399 187 km
248 043 mi
View angle: 0.504°

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: 99.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 14 Day, 0 hours, 8 minutes. (≈14.005 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 135°

Jos, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -69.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 257.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27	2026-08-28	2026-08-29
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	16:51:00	17:34:00	18:14:00	18:54:00	19:33:00
Moonset:	03:51:00	04:42:00	05:32:00	06:20:00	07:08:00

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

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