Sokoto, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Sokoto (Nigeria, Sokoto North). Current time: Thursday, 2026-11-12, 23:51 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Sokoto local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 6.62%, Maximal illumination for this day: 12.11%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-11-24, 15:55; remaining time: 11d 16h 3m 45s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:15
Moonset:	20:41

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 405 393 km
251 900 mi
Sokoto ↔ Moon, nearest point: 407 660 km
253 308 mi
View angle: 0.491°

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: 12.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 8 hours, 2 minutes. (≈3.335 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -93°

Sokoto, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -39.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 244.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-11-10	2026-11-11	2026-11-12	2026-11-13	2026-11-14
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	07:29:00	08:22:00	09:15:00	10:05:00	10:52:00
Moonset:	19:00:00	19:50:00	20:41:00	21:33:00	22:25:00

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

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