Kano, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kano (Nigeria, Kano Municipal). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 13:58 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Kano local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 3.23%, Maximal illumination for this day: 8.43%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 18:24; remaining time: 16d 4h 26m 18s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:29
Moonset:	16:53

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 377 286 km
234 435 mi
Kano ↔ Moon, nearest point: 371 272 km
230 698 mi
View angle: 0.528°

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: 5.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 9 hours, 7 minutes. (≈27.38 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 85°

Kano, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 41.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 262°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-13	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	03:09:00	03:49:00	04:29:00	05:11:00	05:55:00
Moonset:	15:09:00	16:00:00	16:53:00	17:48:00	18:45:00

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

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