Sapele, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Sapele (Nigeria, Delta). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-08-26, 00:47 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Sapele 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: 2d 4h 32m 31s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:42
Moonset:	05:01

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 400 006 km
248 552 mi
Sapele ↔ Moon, nearest point: 393 183 km
244 313 mi
View angle: 0.498°

Sapele on map:

Sapele

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	5.89405°
Longitude:	5.67666°
Country:	Nigeria Delta
Population:	161 686

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 95.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 16 hours, 21 minutes. (≈12.681 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -50°

Sapele, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 52.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 224.7°):

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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:	16:10:00	16:57:00	17:42:00	18:24:00	19:05:00
Moonset:	03:21:00	04:11:00	05:01:00	05:49:00	06:36:00

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

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