Maiduguri, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Maiduguri (Nigeria, Borno). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 08:58 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Maiduguri local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 14.14%, Maximal illumination for this day: 23.32%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 09:46; remaining time: 11d 0h 47m 47s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:17
Moonset:	22:32

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 365 968 km
227 402 mi
Maiduguri ↔ Moon, nearest point: 364 393 km
226 423 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 17.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 1 hours, 4 minutes. (≈4.044 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 79°

Maiduguri, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 62.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	07:03:00	08:09:00	09:17:00	10:20:00	11:18:00
Moonset:	20:28:00	21:33:00	22:32:00	23:24:00	00:00:00

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

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