Zanzibar, Tanzania Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Zanzibar (Tanzania, Zanzibar Urban/West, Mjini). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 22:09 (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: 0.53%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 20:24; remaining time: 13d 22h 15m 30s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:04
Moonset:	18:17

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 080 km
228 714 mi
Zanzibar ↔ Moon, nearest point: 371 458 km
230 813 mi
View angle: 0.541°

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: 0.14%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 8 hours, 26 minutes. (≈0.352 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -150°

Zanzibar, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -53.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 288.8°):

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Zanzibar

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	04:21:00	05:11:00	06:04:00	07:01:00	08:02:00
Moonset:	16:43:00	17:29:00	18:17:00	19:10:00	20:08:00

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

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