Potiskum, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Potiskum (Nigeria, Yobe). Current time: Thursday, 2026-08-27, 09:28 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Potiskum local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 98.45%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.95%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 05:19; remaining time: 0d 19h 51m 30s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	18:07
Moonset:	05:20

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 395 113 km
245 512 mi
Potiskum ↔ Moon, nearest point: 398 795 km
247 800 mi
View angle: 0.504°

Potiskum on map:

Potiskum

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	11.71391°
Longitude:	11.08108°
Country:	Nigeria Yobe
Population:	86 002

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 99.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 23 hours, 12 minutes. (≈13.966 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 144°

Potiskum, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -58.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 262.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27	2026-08-28	2026-08-29
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	16:45:00	17:27:00	18:07:00	18:45:00	19:24:00
Moonset:	03:39:00	04:30:00	05:20:00	06:09:00	06:58:00

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

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