Freetown, Sierra Leone Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Freetown (Sierra Leone, Western Area). Current time: Friday, 2026-10-23, 09:45 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Freetown . All times are shown in Freetown local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.96%, Maximal illumination for this day: 94.04%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 04:13; remaining time: 2d 18h 28m 3s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:33
Moonset:	04:10

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 386 523 km
240 174 mi
Freetown ↔ Moon, nearest point: 391 000 km
242 956 mi
View angle: 0.515°

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: 90.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 20 hours, 13 minutes. (≈11.842 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 48°

Freetown, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -77.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 313.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	15:13:00	15:53:00	16:33:00	17:16:00	18:01:00
Moonset:	02:35:00	03:22:00	04:10:00	04:59:00	05:51:00

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

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