Lafia, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Lafia (Nigeria, Nassarawa). Current time: Thursday, 2026-08-06, 16:14 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Lafia local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 40.28%, Maximal illumination for this day: 51.55%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 05:19; remaining time: 21d 13h 5m 48s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	00:00
Moonset:	12:40

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 533 km
227 753 mi
Lafia ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 018 km
229 297 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: 43.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 22 Day, 17 hours, 17 minutes. (≈22.72 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 109°

Lafia, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -41.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 312.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-04	2026-08-05	2026-08-06	2026-08-07	2026-08-08
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	22:59:00	23:46:00	00:00:00	00:39:00	01:38:00
Moonset:	10:50:00	11:43:00	12:40:00	13:41:00	14:45:00

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

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