Kano, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kano (Nigeria, Kano Municipal). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 11:42 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Kano local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 14.14%, Maximal illumination for this day: 23.32%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 09:46; remaining time: 10d 22h 4m 45s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:36
Moonset:	22:51

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 255 km
227 580 mi
Kano ↔ Moon, nearest point: 361 426 km
224 580 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 18.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 4 hours, 6 minutes. (≈4.17 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 101°

Kano, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 28.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 66.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	07:22:00	08:28:00	09:36:00	10:39:00	11:38:00
Moonset:	20:48:00	21:53:00	22:51:00	23:43:00	00:00:00

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

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