Lafia, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Lafia (Nigeria, Nassarawa). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 18:25 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Lafia 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 15h 20m 56s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:43
Moonset:	22:45

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 021 km
228 057 mi
Lafia ↔ Moon, nearest point: 360 081 km
223 744 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Lafia on map:

Lafia

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	8.4939°
Longitude:	8.51532°
Country:	Nigeria Nassarawa
Population:	127 236

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 21.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 11 hours, 34 minutes. (≈4.482 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -100°

Lafia, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 54.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 302.1°):

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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:	07:30:00	08:36:00	09:43:00	10:45:00	11:42:00
Moonset:	20:40:00	21:45:00	22:45:00	23:38:00	00:00:00

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

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