Freetown, Sierra Leone Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Freetown (Sierra Leone, Western Area). Current time: Friday, 2026-06-12, 17:42 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Freetown . All times are shown in Freetown local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 6.84%, Maximal illumination for this day: 14.11%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-06-29, 23:58; remaining time: 17d 6h 15m 34s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:42
Moonset:	16:35

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 018 km
227 433 mi
Freetown ↔ Moon, nearest point: 365 617 km
227 184 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 8.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 17 hours, 52 minutes. (≈26.744 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 97°

Freetown, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -12.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 295.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-06-10	2026-06-11	2026-06-12	2026-06-13	2026-06-14
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	02:07:00	02:52:00	03:42:00	04:37:00	05:39:00
Moonset:	14:40:00	15:35:00	16:35:00	17:40:00	18:48:00

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

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