Makeni, Sierra Leone Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Makeni (Sierra Leone, Northern Province). Current time: Thursday, 2026-08-06, 13:01 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Freetown . All times are shown in Makeni local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 39.81%, Maximal illumination for this day: 51.09%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 04:19; remaining time: 21d 15h 18m 29s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	00:10
Moonset:	13:06

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 781 km
227 907 mi
Makeni ↔ Moon, nearest point: 364 667 km
226 593 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Makeni on map:

Makeni

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+00:00
Latitude:	8.88605°
Longitude:	-12.04417°
Country:	Sierra Leone Northern Province
Population:	87 679

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 45%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 22 Day, 14 hours, 55 minutes. (≈22.622 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 70°

Makeni, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 2.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 292.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-04	2026-08-05	2026-08-06	2026-08-07	2026-08-08
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	23:23:00	00:00:00	00:10:00	01:04:00	02:02:00
Moonset:	11:16:00	12:09:00	13:06:00	14:08:00	15:12:00

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

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