Sokoto, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Sokoto (Nigeria, Sokoto North). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-08-26, 11:19 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Sokoto 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: 1d 18h 0m 37s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:53
Moonset:	04:52

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 398 568 km
247 659 mi
Sokoto ↔ Moon, nearest point: 403 174 km
250 521 mi
View angle: 0.5°

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: 96.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 2 hours, 12 minutes. (≈13.092 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 108°

Sokoto, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -84.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 182.9°):

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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:	16:26:00	17:11:00	17:53:00	18:32:00	19:10:00
Moonset:	03:07:00	04:00:00	04:52:00	05:43:00	06:33:00

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

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