Lagos, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Lagos (Nigeria). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-09-22, 08:11 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Lagos local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 77.84%, Maximal illumination for this day: 85.43%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 17:50; remaining time: 4d 9h 39m 14s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:46
Moonset:	03:01

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 400 816 km
249 055 mi
Lagos ↔ Moon, nearest point: 404 988 km
251 648 mi
View angle: 0.497°

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: 80.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 11 hours, 19 minutes. (≈10.472 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 140°

Lagos, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -68.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 229.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	14:13:00	15:01:00	15:46:00	16:28:00	17:10:00
Moonset:	01:20:00	02:11:00	03:01:00	03:50:00	04:37:00

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

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