Sokoto, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Sokoto (Nigeria, Sokoto North). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-07-14, 21:42 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Sokoto local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.44%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 15:37; remaining time: 14d 17h 54m 18s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:11
Moonset:	19:32

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 831 km
227 938 mi
Sokoto ↔ Moon, nearest point: 367 862 km
228 579 mi
View angle: 0.543°

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: 0.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 12 hours, 24 minutes. (≈0.517 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -71°

Sokoto, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -26.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 304.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-12	2026-07-13	2026-07-14	2026-07-15	2026-07-16
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	03:55:00	05:02:00	06:11:00	07:17:00	08:19:00
Moonset:	17:27:00	18:31:00	19:32:00	20:24:00	21:11:00

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

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