Kano, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kano (Nigeria, Kano Municipal). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-04, 08:16 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Kano local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 62.52%, Maximal illumination for this day: 72.68%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 05:19; remaining time: 23d 21h 3m 23s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	22:55
Moonset:	10:53

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 374 927 km
232 969 mi
Kano ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 274 km
229 456 mi
View angle: 0.531°

Kano on map:

Kano

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	12.00012°
Longitude:	8.51672°
Country:	Nigeria
Population:	3 626 068

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 69.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 20 Day, 6 hours, 51 minutes. (≈20.286 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -3°

Kano, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 37.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 275.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-02	2026-08-03	2026-08-04	2026-08-05	2026-08-06
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	21:35:00	22:13:00	22:55:00	23:41:00	00:00:00
Moonset:	09:13:00	10:02:00	10:53:00	11:48:00	12:46:00

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

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