Makurdi, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Makurdi (Nigeria, Benue, Markurdi). Current time: Friday, 2026-06-12, 22:29 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Makurdi local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 7.09%, Maximal illumination for this day: 14.45%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-06-30, 00:58; remaining time: 17d 2h 28m 29s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:12
Moonset:	16:03

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 365 635 km
227 195 mi
Makurdi ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 343 km
229 499 mi
View angle: 0.545°

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: 7.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 22 hours, 11 minutes. (≈26.924 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 160°

Makurdi, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -59°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 6.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-06-10	2026-06-11	2026-06-12	2026-06-13	2026-06-14
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	01:38:00	02:22:00	03:12:00	04:07:00	05:09:00
Moonset:	14:09:00	15:04:00	16:03:00	17:07:00	18:15:00

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

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