Freetown, Sierra Leone Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Freetown (Sierra Leone, Western Area). Current time: Friday, 2026-07-17, 04:19 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Freetown . All times are shown in Freetown local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 9.32%, Maximal illumination for this day: 16.91%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 14:37; remaining time: 12d 10h 17m 25s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:36
Moonset:	22:07

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 375 698 km
233 448 mi
Freetown ↔ Moon, nearest point: 379 803 km
235 999 mi
View angle: 0.53°

Freetown on map:

Freetown

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+00:00
Latitude:	8.484°
Longitude:	-13.22994°
Country:	Sierra Leone Western Area
Population:	802 639

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 10.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 2 hours, 41 minutes. (≈3.112 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 66°

Freetown, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -66.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 31.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-15	2026-07-16	2026-07-17	2026-07-18	2026-07-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	07:42:00	08:41:00	09:36:00	10:26:00	11:15:00
Moonset:	20:34:00	21:23:00	22:07:00	22:49:00	23:29:00

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

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