Lagos, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Lagos (Nigeria). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-04, 08:16 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Lagos local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 62.52%, Maximal illumination for this day: 72.68%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 05:19; remaining time: 23d 21h 3m 25s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	23:22
Moonset:	11:10

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 374 927 km
232 969 mi
Lagos ↔ Moon, nearest point: 368 910 km
229 230 mi
View angle: 0.531°

Lagos on map:

Lagos

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	6.45407°
Longitude:	3.39467°
Country:	Nigeria
Population:	9 000 000

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 69.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 20 Day, 6 hours, 51 minutes. (≈20.286 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -8°

Lagos, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 41.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 279.6°):

North

Lagos

0⁰⁰

1⁰⁰

2⁰⁰

3⁰⁰

4⁰⁰

5⁰⁰

6⁰⁰

7⁰⁰

8⁰⁰

9⁰⁰

10⁰⁰

11⁰⁰

12⁰⁰

13⁰⁰

14⁰⁰

15⁰⁰

16⁰⁰

17⁰⁰

18⁰⁰

19⁰⁰

20⁰⁰

21⁰⁰

22⁰⁰

23⁰⁰

24⁰⁰

280°

South

Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-02	2026-08-03	2026-08-04	2026-08-05	2026-08-06
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	21:56:00	22:38:00	23:22:00	00:00:00	00:10:00
Moonset:	09:35:00	10:21:00	11:10:00	12:01:00	12:58:00

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

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December