Freetown, Sierra Leone Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Freetown (Sierra Leone, Western Area). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 03:12 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Freetown . All times are shown in Freetown local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 14.49%, Maximal illumination for this day: 23.73%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 08:46; remaining time: 11d 5h 34m 33s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:14
Moonset:	23:15

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 365 496 km
227 109 mi
Freetown ↔ Moon, nearest point: 368 786 km
229 153 mi
View angle: 0.545°

Freetown on map:

Freetown

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+00:00
Latitude:	8.43194°
Longitude:	-13.28972°
Country:	Sierra Leone Western Area
Population:	13 768

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 15.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 19 hours, 42 minutes. (≈3.821 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 10°

Freetown, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -52.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 340.1°):

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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:	08:01:00	09:08:00	10:14:00	11:16:00	12:12:00
Moonset:	21:11:00	22:16:00	23:15:00	00:00:00	00:08:00

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

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