Chanika, Tanzania Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Chanika (Tanzania, Tanga, Handeni Town). Current time: Saturday, 2026-08-15, 11:03 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Dar_es_Salaam . All times are shown in Chanika local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 5.98%, Maximal illumination for this day: 12.21%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 07:19; remaining time: 12d 20h 16m 54s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:32
Moonset:	20:55

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 383 148 km
238 077 mi
Chanika ↔ Moon, nearest point: 377 653 km
234 662 mi
View angle: 0.52°

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: 8.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 2 Day, 19 hours, 16 minutes. (≈2.802 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 136°

Chanika, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 35.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 86.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-13	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	07:02:00	07:48:00	08:32:00	09:15:00	09:57:00
Moonset:	19:17:00	20:07:00	20:55:00	21:42:00	22:29:00

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

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