Makurdi, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Makurdi (Nigeria, Benue, Markurdi). Current time: Friday, 2026-10-23, 11:48 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Makurdi local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.67%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.83%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 05:13; remaining time: 2d 17h 24m 53s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:04
Moonset:	03:40

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 386 309 km
240 041 mi
Makurdi ↔ Moon, nearest point: 390 126 km
242 413 mi
View angle: 0.516°

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: 90.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 21 hours, 16 minutes. (≈11.886 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 64°

Makurdi, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -60.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 74.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	14:43:00	15:23:00	16:04:00	16:46:00	17:32:00
Moonset:	02:05:00	02:52:00	03:40:00	04:28:00	05:20:00

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

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