Makurdi, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Makurdi (Nigeria, Benue, Markurdi). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-09-22, 06:44 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Makurdi local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 77.84%, Maximal illumination for this day: 85.43%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 17:50; remaining time: 4d 11h 5m 40s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:26
Moonset:	02:38

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 400 991 km
249 164 mi
Makurdi ↔ Moon, nearest point: 404 484 km
251 335 mi
View angle: 0.497°

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: 80.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 9 hours, 60 minutes. (≈10.416 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 155°

Makurdi, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -55.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 244.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	13:55:00	14:42:00	15:26:00	16:08:00	16:49:00
Moonset:	00:56:00	01:48:00	02:38:00	03:27:00	04:15:00

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

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