Lafia, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Lafia (Nigeria, Nassarawa). Current time: Thursday, 2026-08-27, 05:49 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Lafia local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 98.45%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.95%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 05:19; remaining time: 0d 23h 30m 37s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	18:14
Moonset:	05:35

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 395 719 km
245 888 mi
Lafia ↔ Moon, nearest point: 394 389 km
245 062 mi
View angle: 0.503°

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: 99%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 19 hours, 42 minutes. (≈13.821 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -178°

Lafia, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -4.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 255.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27	2026-08-28	2026-08-29
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	16:50:00	17:33:00	18:14:00	18:55:00	19:35:00
Moonset:	03:55:00	04:45:00	05:35:00	06:22:00	07:10:00

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

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