Zanzibar, Tanzania Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Zanzibar (Tanzania, Zanzibar Urban/West, Mjini). Current time: Saturday, 2026-05-16, 03:21 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Dar_es_Salaam . All times are shown in Zanzibar 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 8h 25m 31s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:43
Moonset:	17:51

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 301 km
227 609 mi
Zanzibar ↔ Moon, nearest point: 367 921 km
228 615 mi
View angle: 0.544°

Zanzibar on map:

Zanzibar

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	-6.16394°
Longitude:	39.19793°
Country:	Tanzania Zanzibar Urban/West
Population:	403 658

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 28 Day, 13 hours, 56 minutes. (≈28.581 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -89°

Zanzibar, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -32.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 69.4°):

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Zanzibar

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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	06:46:00	07:54:00
Moonset:	16:03:00	16:54:00	17:51:00	18:52:00	19:59:00

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