Freetown, Sierra Leone Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Freetown (Sierra Leone, Western Area). Current time: Thursday, 2026-08-20, 05:47 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Freetown . All times are shown in Freetown local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 48.92%, Maximal illumination for this day: 58.44%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 04:19; remaining time: 7d 22h 32m 51s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	13:11
Moonset:	00:12

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 402 779 km
250 275 mi
Freetown ↔ Moon, nearest point: 406 999 km
252 897 mi
View angle: 0.494°

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: 51.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 7 Day, 11 hours, 58 minutes. (≈7.499 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 150°

Freetown, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -69.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 216.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-18	2026-08-19	2026-08-20	2026-08-21	2026-08-22
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	11:30:00	12:20:00	13:11:00	14:03:00	14:55:00
Moonset:	23:27:00	00:00:00	00:12:00	01:00:00	01:50:00

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

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