Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania, Ilala). Current time: Saturday, 2026-05-16, 01:33 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Dar_es_Salaam . All times are shown in Dar es Salaam 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 10h 13m 40s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:43
Moonset:	17:49

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 502 km
227 734 mi
Dar es Salaam ↔ Moon, nearest point: 370 048 km
229 937 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Dar es Salaam on map:

Dar es Salaam

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	-6.82349°
Longitude:	39.26951°
Country:	Tanzania
Population:	2 698 652

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

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

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 28 Day, 11 hours, 52 minutes. (≈28.494 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -108°

Dar es Salaam, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -56.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 63.2°):

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Dar es Salaam

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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:	03:49:00	04:43:00	05:43:00	06:47:00	07:55:00
Moonset:	16:03:00	16:53:00	17:49:00	18:51:00	19:57:00

Dar es Salaam moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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