Makurdi, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Makurdi (Nigeria, Benue, Markurdi). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 15:49 (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: 0.4%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 18:24; remaining time: 14d 2h 35m 29s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:59
Moonset:	18:40

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 676 km
229 085 mi
Makurdi ↔ Moon, nearest point: 362 839 km
225 458 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 0.02%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 3 hours, 32 minutes. (≈0.147 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 179°

Makurdi, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 39.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 283.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	04:29:00	05:13:00	05:59:00	06:49:00	07:45:00
Moonset:	16:52:00	17:45:00	18:40:00	19:41:00	20:44:00

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

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