Moon in Abuja, FCT, Nigeria
Phase nowWaxing crescent25.2% lit · 5.5 days old
Moonrise today10:34Local time
Moonset today22:23Local time
Distance405,199 km251,779 miles
Moon phase in Abuja today
The Moon is waxing crescent and 25.2% lit, growing brighter each night. Today it rises at 10:34 and sets at 22:23 local time. Sunset is at 18:05. For the darkest skies, look for nights when the Moon is below the horizon after dark.
Next Moon phases
First quarterTue, Nov 1712:47 WAT
Full MoonTue, Nov 2415:53 WAT
Last quarterTue, Dec 107:08 WAT
New MoonWed, Dec 901:51 WAT
Phase times are shown in Abuja local time. Full Moon calendar 2026.
Moonrise and moonset for the next 30 days
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase at noon | Lit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Nov 14 | 10:34 | 22:23 | Waxing crescent | 22.7% |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 11:19 | 23:12 | Waxing crescent | 31% |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 12:02 | — | Waxing crescent | 40.1% |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 12:42 | 00:00 | First quarter | 49.7% |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 13:21 | 00:46 | Waxing gibbous | 59.5% |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 14:00 | 01:33 | Waxing gibbous | 69.2% |
| Fri, Nov 20 | 14:40 | 02:20 | Waxing gibbous | 78.4% |
| Sat, Nov 21 | 15:22 | 03:10 | Waxing gibbous | 86.6% |
| Sun, Nov 22 | 16:09 | 04:03 | Waxing gibbous | 93.3% |
| Mon, Nov 23 | 17:01 | 05:00 | Waxing gibbous | 97.8% |
| Tue, Nov 24 | 18:00 | 06:02 | Full Moon | 99.8% |
| Wed, Nov 25 | 19:04 | 07:09 | Waning gibbous | 98.8% |
| Thu, Nov 26 | 20:12 | 08:16 | Waning gibbous | 94.9% |
| Fri, Nov 27 | 21:18 | 09:21 | Waning gibbous | 88.4% |
| Sat, Nov 28 | 22:21 | 10:20 | Waning gibbous | 79.7% |
| Sun, Nov 29 | 23:18 | 11:13 | Waning gibbous | 69.6% |
| Mon, Nov 30 | — | 12:00 | Waning gibbous | 58.7% |
| Tue, Dec 1 | 00:12 | 12:43 | Last quarter | 47.8% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 01:01 | 13:23 | Waning crescent | 37.2% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 01:49 | 14:03 | Waning crescent | 27.5% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 02:37 | 14:43 | Waning crescent | 19% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 03:25 | 15:24 | Waning crescent | 11.8% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 04:14 | 16:08 | Waning crescent | 6.3% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 05:05 | 16:55 | Waning crescent | 2.5% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 05:57 | 17:44 | Waning crescent | 0.5% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 06:49 | 18:35 | New Moon | 0.3% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 07:41 | 19:27 | Waxing crescent | 1.9% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 08:30 | 20:18 | Waxing crescent | 5.2% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 09:16 | 21:07 | Waxing crescent | 10.1% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 09:59 | 21:55 | Waxing crescent | 16.5% |
A dash means the Moon does not rise or set on that local date. This happens about once a month, because the Moon rises around 50 minutes later each day.
Moonrise and moonset are calculated for 9.0579, 7.4951 at sea level with a flat horizon, from a lunar series checked against a full ephemeris to within about a minute. Hills, buildings and elevation can shift what you see by several minutes. Sources and methods.