Freetown, Sierra Leone Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Freetown (Sierra Leone, Western Area). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 12:59 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Freetown . All times are shown in Freetown local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 3.06%, Maximal illumination for this day: 8.18%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 17:24; remaining time: 16d 4h 24m 45s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:59
Moonset:	17:23

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 377 281 km
234 432 mi
Freetown ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 847 km
229 812 mi
View angle: 0.528°

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: 5.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 9 hours, 9 minutes. (≈27.381 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 71°

Freetown, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 63.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 257.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-13	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	03:35:00	04:17:00	04:59:00	05:42:00	06:28:00
Moonset:	15:42:00	16:31:00	17:23:00	18:15:00	19:12:00

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

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