Maiduguri, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Maiduguri (Nigeria, Borno). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-08-26, 03:08 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Maiduguri local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 95.02%, Maximal illumination for this day: 98.45%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 05:19; remaining time: 2d 2h 11m 42s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:19
Moonset:	04:21

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 399 698 km
248 361 mi
Maiduguri ↔ Moon, nearest point: 396 222 km
246 201 mi
View angle: 0.498°

Maiduguri on map:

Maiduguri

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	11.84692°
Longitude:	13.15712°
Country:	Nigeria Borno
Population:	1 112 449

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 95.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 18 hours, 32 minutes. (≈12.772 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -18°

Maiduguri, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 15.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 245.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27	2026-08-28
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	15:52:00	16:36:00	17:19:00	17:59:00	18:37:00
Moonset:	02:37:00	03:30:00	04:21:00	05:12:00	06:01:00

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

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