Jos, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Jos (Nigeria, Plateau, Jos North). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-09-22, 12:24 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Jos local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 77.84%, Maximal illumination for this day: 85.43%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 17:50; remaining time: 4d 5h 26m 22s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:28
Moonset:	02:33

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 400 287 km
248 727 mi
Jos ↔ Moon, nearest point: 402 745 km
250 254 mi
View angle: 0.498°

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: 81.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 15 hours, 13 minutes. (≈10.634 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 67°

Jos, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -41.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 107.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	13:58:00	14:44:00	15:28:00	16:09:00	16:49:00
Moonset:	00:50:00	01:42:00	02:33:00	03:23:00	04:11:00

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

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