Port Loko, Sierra Leone Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Port Loko (Sierra Leone, Northern Province). Current time: Thursday, 2026-08-27, 05:32 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Freetown . All times are shown in Port Loko 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 35s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	18:42
Moonset:	06:02

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 395 601 km
245 815 mi
Port Loko ↔ Moon, nearest point: 393 123 km
244 276 mi
View angle: 0.503°

Port Loko on map:

Port Loko

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+00:00
Latitude:	8.76609°
Longitude:	-12.78696°
Country:	Sierra Leone Northern Province
Population:	21 308

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, 23 minutes. (≈13.85 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -172°

Port Loko, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 6.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 254.2°):

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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:	17:18:00	18:01:00	18:42:00	19:22:00	20:02:00
Moonset:	04:23:00	05:13:00	06:02:00	06:50:00	07:38:00

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

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