Dakar, Senegal Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Dakar (Senegal). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-24, 16:11 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Dakar . All times are shown in Dakar local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 83.7%, Maximal illumination for this day: 90.17%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 04:19; remaining time: 3d 12h 8m 13s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:04
Moonset:	03:38

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 403 390 km
250 655 mi
Dakar ↔ Moon, nearest point: 402 755 km
250 260 mi
View angle: 0.494°

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: 88.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 11 hours, 17 minutes. (≈11.47 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 22°

Dakar, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -10.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 113.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-22	2026-08-23	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	15:27:00	16:16:00	17:04:00	17:48:00	18:28:00
Moonset:	01:53:00	02:44:00	03:38:00	04:31:00	05:24:00

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

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