Kano, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kano (Nigeria, Kano Municipal). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-24, 16:25 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Kano local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 83.41%, Maximal illumination for this day: 89.92%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 05:19; remaining time: 3d 12h 54m 45s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:11
Moonset:	02:56

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 403 454 km
250 695 mi
Kano ↔ Moon, nearest point: 401 257 km
249 330 mi
View angle: 0.494°

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: 88%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 10 hours, 35 minutes. (≈11.441 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 11°

Kano, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 3.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 116.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-22	2026-08-23	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	14:32:00	15:23:00	16:11:00	16:56:00	17:38:00
Moonset:	01:12:00	02:03:00	02:56:00	03:49:00	04:40:00

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

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