Freetown, Sierra Leone Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Freetown (Sierra Leone, Western Area). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-09-22, 01:38 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Freetown . All times are shown in Freetown local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 78.18%, Maximal illumination for this day: 85.72%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 16:50; remaining time: 4d 15h 11m 43s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:57
Moonset:	03:07

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 472 km
249 463 mi
Freetown ↔ Moon, nearest point: 397 571 km
247 039 mi
View angle: 0.496°

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: 78.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 6 hours, 13 minutes. (≈10.259 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -37°

Freetown, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 19.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 244°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	14:26:00	15:13:00	15:57:00	16:39:00	17:20:00
Moonset:	01:25:00	02:16:00	03:07:00	03:56:00	04:44:00

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

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