Potiskum, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Potiskum (Nigeria, Yobe). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 00:56 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Potiskum local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 14.14%, Maximal illumination for this day: 23.32%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 09:46; remaining time: 11d 8h 50m 19s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:26
Moonset:	22:40

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 365 199 km
226 924 mi
Potiskum ↔ Moon, nearest point: 367 331 km
228 249 mi
View angle: 0.545°

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: 14.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 16 hours, 1 minutes. (≈3.668 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -24°

Potiskum, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -37.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 318.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	07:12:00	08:18:00	09:26:00	10:28:00	11:27:00
Moonset:	20:36:00	21:42:00	22:40:00	23:32:00	00:00:00

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

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