Jos, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Jos (Nigeria, Plateau, Jos North). Current time: Thursday, 2026-08-06, 10:58 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Jos local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 40.28%, Maximal illumination for this day: 51.55%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 05:19; remaining time: 21d 18h 21m 48s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	00:00
Moonset:	12:41

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 137 km
228 128 mi
Jos ↔ Moon, nearest point: 362 713 km
225 379 mi
View angle: 0.542°

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: 46.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 22 Day, 11 hours, 40 minutes. (≈22.486 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 25°

Jos, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 24.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 290.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-04	2026-08-05	2026-08-06	2026-08-07	2026-08-08
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	22:55:00	23:42:00	00:00:00	00:34:00	01:33:00
Moonset:	10:50:00	11:44:00	12:41:00	13:43:00	14:47:00

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

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