Freetown, Sierra Leone Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Freetown (Sierra Leone, Western Area). Current time: Thursday, 2026-08-06, 09:58 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Freetown . All times are shown in Freetown local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 39.81%, Maximal illumination for this day: 51.09%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 04:19; remaining time: 21d 18h 21m 49s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	00:16
Moonset:	13:10

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 137 km
228 128 mi
Freetown ↔ Moon, nearest point: 360 920 km
224 265 mi
View angle: 0.542°

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: 46.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 22 Day, 11 hours, 40 minutes. (≈22.486 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 1°

Freetown, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 44.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 293.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-04	2026-08-05	2026-08-06	2026-08-07	2026-08-08
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	23:29:00	00:00:00	00:16:00	01:09:00	02:08:00
Moonset:	11:20:00	12:13:00	13:10:00	14:12:00	15:16:00

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

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