Makurdi, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Makurdi (Nigeria, Benue, Markurdi). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-08-26, 12:14 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Makurdi 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: 1d 17h 5m 16s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:32
Moonset:	04:46

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 398 436 km
247 576 mi
Makurdi ↔ Moon, nearest point: 402 713 km
250 234 mi
View angle: 0.5°

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: 97%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 3 hours, 4 minutes. (≈13.128 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 105°

Makurdi, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -70.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 124.9°):

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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:	16:02:00	16:48:00	17:32:00	18:14:00	18:54:00
Moonset:	03:05:00	03:56:00	04:46:00	05:36:00	06:23:00

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

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