Dakar, Senegal Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Dakar (Senegal). Current time: Monday, 2026-09-21, 21:01 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Dakar . All times are shown in Dakar local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 69.72%, Maximal illumination for this day: 78.18%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 16:50; remaining time: 4d 19h 48m 23s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:42
Moonset:	02:21

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 983 km
249 781 mi
Dakar ↔ Moon, nearest point: 395 137 km
245 527 mi
View angle: 0.495°

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: 77.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 2 hours, 0 minutes. (≈10.083 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -40°

Dakar, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 53°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 171°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-19	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	14:08:00	14:57:00	15:42:00	16:23:00	17:03:00
Moonset:	00:35:00	01:28:00	02:21:00	03:14:00	04:05:00

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

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