Makeni, Sierra Leone Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Makeni (Sierra Leone, Northern Province). Current time: Thursday, 2026-08-27, 05:32 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Freetown . All times are shown in Makeni local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 98.55%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.97%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 04:19; remaining time: 0d 22h 47m 15s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	18:39
Moonset:	05:59

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 395 600 km
245 814 mi
Makeni ↔ Moon, nearest point: 393 213 km
244 331 mi
View angle: 0.503°

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: 99.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 20 hours, 24 minutes. (≈13.85 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -172°

Makeni, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 5.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 254.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27	2026-08-28	2026-08-29
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	17:15:00	17:58:00	18:39:00	19:19:00	19:59:00
Moonset:	04:19:00	05:10:00	05:59:00	06:47:00	07:35:00

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

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