Motema, Sierra Leone Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Motema (Sierra Leone, Eastern Province). Current time: Thursday, 2026-08-27, 05:32 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Freetown . All times are shown in Motema 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 16s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	18:35
Moonset:	05:55

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 395 600 km
245 814 mi
Motema ↔ Moon, nearest point: 393 313 km
244 393 mi
View angle: 0.503°

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: 99.1%):

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

Moon illumination angle = -173°

Motema, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 4.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 254.6°):

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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:	17:11:00	17:54:00	18:35:00	19:15:00	19:55:00
Moonset:	04:15:00	05:06:00	05:55:00	06:43:00	07:31:00

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

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