Dakar, Senegal Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Dakar (Senegal). Current time: Saturday, 2026-04-18, 09:22 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Dakar . All times are shown in Dakar local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.38%, Maximal illumination for this day: 3.32%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 17:24; remaining time: 13d 8h 2m 33s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:27
Moonset:	20:41

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 345 km
227 636 mi
Dakar ↔ Moon, nearest point: 361 733 km
224 770 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 1.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 1 Day, 0 hours, 38 minutes. (≈1.026 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 40°

Dakar, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 26.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 75.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19	2026-04-20
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	05:57:00	06:39:00	07:27:00	08:19:00	09:18:00
Moonset:	18:37:00	19:37:00	20:41:00	21:48:00	22:55:00

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

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