Sokoto, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Sokoto (Nigeria, Sokoto North). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-09-22, 17:28 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Sokoto local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 77.84%, Maximal illumination for this day: 85.43%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 17:50; remaining time: 4d 0h 21m 44s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:48
Moonset:	02:42

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 399 617 km
248 311 mi
Sokoto ↔ Moon, nearest point: 395 394 km
245 687 mi
View angle: 0.498°

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: 83.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 19 hours, 56 minutes. (≈10.83 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -2°

Sokoto, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 22.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 116.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	14:19:00	15:05:00	15:48:00	16:28:00	17:06:00
Moonset:	00:58:00	01:51:00	02:42:00	03:34:00	04:24:00

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

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