Minna, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Minna (Nigeria, Niger, Chanchaga). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-08-26, 07:18 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Minna local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 95.02%, Maximal illumination for this day: 98.45%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 05:19; remaining time: 1d 22h 1m 8s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:43
Moonset:	04:52

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 399 132 km
248 009 mi
Minna ↔ Moon, nearest point: 400 920 km
249 120 mi
View angle: 0.499°

Minna on map:

Minna

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	9.61524°
Longitude:	6.54776°
Country:	Nigeria Niger
Population:	291 905

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 96.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 22 hours, 26 minutes. (≈12.935 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 165°

Minna, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -34°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 253.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27	2026-08-28
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	16:14:00	17:00:00	17:43:00	18:23:00	19:03:00
Moonset:	03:09:00	04:01:00	04:52:00	05:42:00	06:29:00

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

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