Dakar, Senegal Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Dakar (Senegal). Current time: Friday, 2026-10-23, 17:15 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Dakar . All times are shown in Dakar local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.96%, Maximal illumination for this day: 94.04%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 04:13; remaining time: 2d 10h 57m 11s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:49
Moonset:	04:26

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 384 990 km
239 222 mi
Dakar ↔ Moon, nearest point: 382 488 km
237 667 mi
View angle: 0.517°

Dakar on map:

Dakar

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+00:00
Latitude:	14.6937°
Longitude:	-17.44406°
Country:	Senegal
Population:	2 476 400

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 92.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 3 hours, 51 minutes. (≈12.16 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 5°

Dakar, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 6.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 89.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	15:35:00	16:12:00	16:49:00	17:29:00	18:11:00
Moonset:	02:45:00	03:36:00	04:26:00	05:19:00	06:13:00

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

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