Onitsha, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Onitsha (Nigeria, Anambra, Onitsha North). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 03:13 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Onitsha local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 23.32%, Maximal illumination for this day: 33.65%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 09:46; remaining time: 10d 6h 32m 55s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:56
Moonset:	23:42

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 139 km
228 751 mi
Onitsha ↔ Moon, nearest point: 371 475 km
230 824 mi
View angle: 0.541°

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: 24.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 21 hours, 14 minutes. (≈4.885 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 11°

Onitsha, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -53.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 325.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	08:49:00	09:55:00	10:56:00	11:52:00	12:43:00
Moonset:	21:48:00	22:47:00	23:42:00	00:00:00	00:29:00

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

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