Makurdi, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Makurdi (Nigeria, Benue, Markurdi). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-04, 05:38 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Makurdi 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 23h 41m 40s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	22:59
Moonset:	10:49

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 375 408 km
233 268 mi
Makurdi ↔ Moon, nearest point: 367 528 km
228 371 mi
View angle: 0.531°

Makurdi on map:

Makurdi

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	7.73375°
Longitude:	8.52139°
Country:	Nigeria Benue
Population:	292 645

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 70.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 20 Day, 4 hours, 10 minutes. (≈20.174 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -40°

Makurdi, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 74.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 282.5°):

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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:	21:35:00	22:16:00	22:59:00	23:47:00	00:00:00
Moonset:	09:13:00	10:00:00	10:49:00	11:42:00	12:38:00

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

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