Motema, Sierra Leone Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Motema (Sierra Leone, Eastern Province). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 09:54 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Freetown . All times are shown in Motema local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 23.73%, Maximal illumination for this day: 34.1%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 08:46; remaining time: 9d 22h 52m 24s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	11:06
Moonset:	23:59

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 369 214 km
229 419 mi
Motema ↔ Moon, nearest point: 368 964 km
229 263 mi
View angle: 0.539°

Motema on map:

Motema

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+00:00
Latitude:	8.61427°
Longitude:	-11.01252°
Country:	Sierra Leone Eastern Province
Population:	5 474

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 27.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5 Day, 5 hours, 35 minutes. (≈5.232 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 86°

Motema, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -14°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 64°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	08:58:00	10:04:00	11:06:00	12:03:00	12:55:00
Moonset:	22:07:00	23:06:00	23:59:00	00:00:00	00:45:00

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

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