Freetown, Sierra Leone Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Freetown (Sierra Leone, Western Area). Current time: Thursday, 2026-08-27, 04:47 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Freetown . All times are shown in Freetown local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 98.55%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.97%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 04:19; remaining time: 0d 23h 32m 18s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	18:44
Moonset:	06:04

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 395 724 km
245 891 mi
Freetown ↔ Moon, nearest point: 392 083 km
243 629 mi
View angle: 0.503°

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: 99%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 19 hours, 41 minutes. (≈13.82 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -165°

Freetown, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 16.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 251.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27	2026-08-28	2026-08-29
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	17:20:00	18:03:00	18:44:00	19:24:00	20:04:00
Moonset:	04:25:00	05:16:00	06:04:00	06:52:00	07:40:00

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

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