Sokoto, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Sokoto (Nigeria, Sokoto North). Current time: Friday, 2026-06-12, 18:47 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Sokoto local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 7.09%, Maximal illumination for this day: 14.45%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-06-30, 00:58; remaining time: 17d 6h 10m 14s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:18
Moonset:	16:25

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 009 km
227 427 mi
Sokoto ↔ Moon, nearest point: 367 152 km
228 138 mi
View angle: 0.544°

Sokoto on map:

Sokoto

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	13.06269°
Longitude:	5.24322°
Country:	Nigeria
Population:	563 861

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 8.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 17 hours, 58 minutes. (≈26.748 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 110°

Sokoto, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -27.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 304.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-06-10	2026-06-11	2026-06-12	2026-06-13	2026-06-14
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	01:49:00	02:31:00	03:18:00	04:11:00	05:11:00
Moonset:	14:27:00	15:24:00	16:25:00	17:32:00	18:41:00

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

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