Onitsha, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Onitsha (Nigeria, Anambra, Onitsha North). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-08-26, 09:31 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Onitsha 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 19h 48m 26s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:38
Moonset:	04:56

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 398 824 km
247 818 mi
Onitsha ↔ Moon, nearest point: 402 738 km
250 250 mi
View angle: 0.499°

Onitsha on map:

Onitsha

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	6.14978°
Longitude:	6.78569°
Country:	Nigeria Anambra
Population:	561 066

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 96.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 0 hours, 31 minutes. (≈13.021 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 141°

Onitsha, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -62.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 240.3°):

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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:	16:06:00	16:53:00	17:38:00	18:19:00	19:01:00
Moonset:	03:16:00	04:06:00	04:56:00	05:44:00	06:31:00

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

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