Chanika, Tanzania Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Chanika (Tanzania, Tanga, Handeni Town). Current time: Saturday, 2026-05-16, 02:06 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Dar_es_Salaam . All times are shown in Chanika local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 1.39%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 11:46; remaining time: 15d 9h 40m 26s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:46
Moonset:	17:57

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 440 km
227 695 mi
Chanika ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 533 km
229 617 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Chanika on map:

Chanika

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	-5.41667°
Longitude:	38.01667°
Country:	Tanzania Tanga
Population:	30 905

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 1.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 28 Day, 12 hours, 30 minutes. (≈28.521 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -103°

Chanika, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -49.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 64.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-14	2026-05-15	2026-05-16	2026-05-17	2026-05-18
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	03:53:00	04:47:00	05:46:00	06:50:00	07:57:00
Moonset:	16:09:00	17:00:00	17:57:00	18:59:00	20:05:00

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

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