Sokoto, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Sokoto (Nigeria, Sokoto North). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 20:09 (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: 0.4%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 18:24; remaining time: 13d 22h 15m 32s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:07
Moonset:	19:01

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 080 km
228 714 mi
Sokoto ↔ Moon, nearest point: 367 970 km
228 646 mi
View angle: 0.541°

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: 0.14%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 8 hours, 26 minutes. (≈0.352 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -140°

Sokoto, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -15.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 290.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	04:43:00	05:24:00	06:07:00	06:55:00	07:48:00
Moonset:	17:07:00	18:02:00	19:01:00	20:03:00	21:09:00

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

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