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Moon in Gashua

12.874°, 11.0406° · Yobe State · Africa/Lagos · 339 m elev.

Tonight in Gashua: Partly Cloudy, Excellent moon viewing. The Waning Gibbous moon rises at 8:32 PM at warm golden color near the horizon.

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+5.7°
Altitude+5.7°
Azimuth293.6°
Moonrise8:32 PM
Moonset7:28 AM

Current Phase

Waning Gibbous

Illumination: 93.1%
Lunar Day: 16.78 / 29.53
Moon Sign: ♏ Scorpio
Altitude+5.7°
Azimuth293.6°
Distance401,878 km
Local Time9:01:34 PM
SkyPartly Cloudy
Cloud Cover29%
Visibility10 km
Humidity9%
Temperature37°C

Rise & Set Times

Moonrise8:32 PM
Moonset7:28 AM
Sunrise6:10 AM
Sunset6:27 PM

Upcoming Phases

🌗
Last Quarter
Apr 10, 2026 · 5:52 AM
🌑
New Moon
Apr 17, 2026 · 12:52 PM
🌓
First Quarter
Apr 24, 2026 · 3:32 AM
🌕
Full Moon · Flower Moon
May 1, 2026 · 6:24 PM

Moon Calendar — April 2026

S
M
T
W
T
F
S
1
100%
2
100%
3
98%
4
95%
5
90%
6
83%
7
75%
8
67%
9
57%
10
47%
11
37%
12
27%
13
18%
14
10%
15
5%
16
1%
17
0%
18
1%
19
5%
20
12%
21
21%
22
31%
23
42%
24
54%
25
64%
26
73%
27
82%
28
89%
29
95%
30
98%

Upcoming Lunar Eclipses

Partial Lunar Eclipse Partially Visible
Aug 28, 2026 · 5:14 AM
Penumbral Begins2:25 AM
Partial Begins3:34 AM
Partial Ends6:53 AM
Penumbral Ends8:02 AM
Magnitude: 0.930 Duration: 198 min Peak Altitude: +49.1°
Penumbral Eclipse Fully Visible
Feb 21, 2027 · 12:14 AM
Penumbral Begins10:13 PM
Penumbral Ends2:14 AM
Magnitude: -0.057 Peak Altitude: +85.3°
Penumbral Eclipse Not Visible
Jul 18, 2027 · 5:04 PM
Magnitude: -1.068

Moon in Gashua Today

The moon over Gashua is currently a Waning Gibbous with 93.1% illumination, on day 16.78 of the 29.53-day lunar cycle. The moon's altitude is +5.7° and azimuth is 293.6°, at a distance of 401,878 km from Earth.

Moonrise is at 8:32 PM and moonset at 7:28 AM. Sunrise is at 6:10 AM and sunset at 6:27 PM. The next major phase is the Last Quarter on Apr 10, 2026 at 5:52 AM WAT.

Current sky conditions in Gashua are Partly Cloudy with 29% cloud cover, 10 km visibility, and 9% humidity. The temperature is 37°C (99°F).

At just +5.7° above the horizon, the moon appears warm golden as its light passes through about 8.9 times the normal thickness of Earth's atmosphere — the same Rayleigh scattering effect that makes sunsets red. Moon viewing conditions are currently Excellent.

Upcoming Phases — Gashua

PhaseDate & Time
🌗 Last QuarterApr 10, 2026 at 5:52 AM WAT
🌑 New MoonApr 17, 2026 at 12:52 PM WAT
🌓 First QuarterApr 24, 2026 at 3:32 AM WAT
🌕 Full MoonMay 1, 2026 at 6:24 PM WAT
🌗 Last QuarterMay 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM WAT
🌑 New MoonMay 16, 2026 at 9:02 PM WAT
🌓 First QuarterMay 23, 2026 at 12:12 PM WAT
🌕 Full MoonMay 31, 2026 at 9:46 AM WAT
🌗 Last QuarterJun 8, 2026 at 11:01 AM WAT
🌑 New MoonJun 15, 2026 at 3:55 AM WAT
🌓 First QuarterJun 21, 2026 at 10:55 PM WAT
🌕 Full MoonJun 30, 2026 at 12:57 AM WAT