Makurdi, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Makurdi (Nigeria, Benue, Markurdi). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-07-14, 21:42 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Makurdi local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.44%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 15:37; remaining time: 14d 17h 54m 15s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:08
Moonset:	19:08

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 831 km
227 938 mi
Makurdi ↔ Moon, nearest point: 368 417 km
228 924 mi
View angle: 0.543°

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: 0.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 12 hours, 25 minutes. (≈0.517 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -74°

Makurdi, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -31.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 303.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-12	2026-07-13	2026-07-14	2026-07-15	2026-07-16
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	03:54:00	05:01:00	06:08:00	07:12:00	08:11:00
Moonset:	17:00:00	18:06:00	19:08:00	20:03:00	20:53:00

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

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