Sokoto, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Sokoto (Nigeria, Sokoto North). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-04, 00:43 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Sokoto local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 62.52%, Maximal illumination for this day: 72.68%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 05:19; remaining time: 24d 4h 36m 17s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	23:07
Moonset:	11:08

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 376 317 km
233 833 mi
Sokoto ↔ Moon, nearest point: 371 161 km
230 629 mi
View angle: 0.529°

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: 72.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 19 Day, 23 hours, 11 minutes. (≈19.966 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -128°

Sokoto, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 32°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 86.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-02	2026-08-03	2026-08-04	2026-08-05	2026-08-06
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	21:48:00	22:26:00	23:07:00	23:53:00	00:00:00
Moonset:	09:27:00	10:16:00	11:08:00	12:03:00	13:02:00

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

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