Sokoto, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Sokoto (Nigeria, Sokoto North). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 09:57 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Sokoto local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 14.14%, Maximal illumination for this day: 23.32%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 09:46; remaining time: 10d 23h 49m 37s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:47
Moonset:	23:07

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 069 km
227 464 mi
Sokoto ↔ Moon, nearest point: 363 861 km
226 093 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 17.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 2 hours, 9 minutes. (≈4.089 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 80°

Sokoto, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 3.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 63.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	07:33:00	08:40:00	09:47:00	10:51:00	11:50:00
Moonset:	21:04:00	22:09:00	23:07:00	23:58:00	00:00:00

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

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