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Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
The skyMbayan · local time: Africa/Douala

The sky over Mbayan

Moonrise15:04Moonset 03:23
PhaseWaxing gibbousLit 86%
Full moon26 Oct05:12
3.63° N, 12.58° EElevation 690 mUTC+1 · West Africa Time
When to goMbayan · weather score
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Best timeJan · Nov–Dec
October: high / low27° / 20°

Tonight in Mbayan the moon rises at 15:04 and sets at 03:23; it is a waxing gibbous, 86% lit. The next full moon is on 26 October 2026. The next solar eclipse seen from here is the partial solar eclipse of 6 February 2027: 76% of the sun covered at 18:47. The next lunar eclipse you can see is the penumbral lunar eclipse of 21 February 2027. Planets you can see tonight from Mbayan: Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.

The moon tonight

Waxing gibbous · 86%

Moonrise 15:04 · Moonset 03:23

Distance: 385,419 km

Planets tonight

HighestRisesSetsBrightness (magnitude)
MercuryIn the evening18:15 · west · 13°07:1919:110.3
VenusNot visible tonight–05:5817:50-4.3
MarsBefore dawn05:25 · north-east · 61°01:0613:191.0
JupiterBefore dawn05:25 · east · 54°01:4313:54-2.0
SaturnAll night22:45 · south · 88°16:4304:460.3

From the Sun 6° below the horizon in the evening to 6° in the morning; a planet counts as visible at 8° or more above the horizon.

Phases of the moon · October 2026

DatePhaseLitMoonriseMoonset
Thu 1Waning gibbous73%22:1910:02
Fri 2Waning gibbous63%23:2211:05
Sat 3Last quarter · 14:2551%–12:08
Sun 4Waning crescent40%00:2413:07
Mon 5Waning crescent29%01:2414:02
Tue 6Waning crescent20%02:1914:52
Wed 7Waning crescent12%03:1115:38
Thu 8Waning crescent5%03:5916:23
Fri 9Waning crescent2%04:4617:06
Sat 10New moon · 16:500%05:3217:49
Sun 11Waxing crescent1%06:1918:33
Mon 12Waxing crescent4%07:0619:19
Tue 13Waxing crescent8%07:5620:06
Wed 14Waxing crescent14%08:4720:56
Thu 15Waxing crescent22%09:3821:47
Fri 16Waxing crescent30%10:3022:39
Sat 17Waxing crescent39%11:2023:30
Sun 18First quarter · 17:1348%12:09–
Mon 19Waxing gibbous58%12:5500:19
Tue 20Waxing gibbous67%13:3901:06
Wed 21Waxing gibbous76%14:2201:53
Thu 22Waxing gibbous84%15:0402:38
Fri 23Waxing gibbous91%15:4703:23
Sat 24Waxing gibbous96%16:3104:10
Sun 25Waxing gibbous99%17:1904:59
Mon 26Full moon · 05:12100%18:1105:52
Tue 27Waning gibbous98%19:0706:49
Wed 28Waning gibbous93%20:0907:51
Thu 29Waning gibbous85%21:1308:56
Fri 30Waning gibbous76%22:1810:00
Sat 31Waning gibbous66%23:1911:01

Eclipses

DateTypeBeginsMaximumEndsSun coveredSun's height / Moon's height
6 February 2027Partial solar eclipse17:4318:4719:4576%below the horizon
21 February 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse22:1100:1202:13–83°
2 August 2027Partial solar eclipse10:1310:4711:212%64°
12 January 2028Partial lunar eclipse04:4305:1305:423%16°
6 July 2028Partial lunar eclipse18:0819:1920:3033%12°
31 December 2028Total lunar eclipse16:0717:5119:36100%below the horizon
26 June 2029Total lunar eclipse02:3204:2206:12100%23°
20 December 2029Total lunar eclipse21:5423:4101:28100%69°
1 June 2030Partial solar eclipse04:4305:2406:0817%below the horizon
15 June 2030Partial lunar eclipse18:2019:3320:4547%17°
25 November 2030Partial solar eclipse05:2206:0106:4222%0°
9 December 2030Penumbral lunar eclipse21:0723:2701:47–70°
7 May 2031Penumbral lunar eclipse02:5104:5006:49–16°
21 May 2031Partial solar eclipse05:3606:2707:2326%6°
18 October 2032Total lunar eclipse18:2420:0221:40100%31°
14 April 2033Total lunar eclipse18:2420:1222:00100%29°
20 March 2034Partial solar eclipse09:1210:3412:0580%64°
3 April 2034Penumbral lunar eclipse17:5220:0522:18–27°
28 September 2034Partial lunar eclipse03:3003:4604:010%33°
19 August 2035Partial lunar eclipse01:3102:1002:505%56°
11 February 2036Total lunar eclipse21:3023:1100:53100%69°
7 August 2036Total lunar eclipse01:5503:5105:47100%32°
27 July 2037Partial lunar eclipse03:3105:0806:4585%14°
5 January 2038Partial solar eclipse14:5716:1817:2755%25°

Never look at the sun without certified eclipse glasses (ISO 12312-2) — not even when 99% of it is covered. Only during totality itself may you look with the naked eye.

Meteor showers

PeakBest timeRadiant heightExpected per hourMoon at the peak
Orionids21 October 202604:0877°1978%
Northern Taurids12 November 202623:5770°511%
Leonids18 November 202605:0162°1355%
Geminids14 December 202601:2659°12925%
Ursids22 December 202604:5412°298%
Quadrantids4 January 202705:0026°4212%
Lyrids23 April 202703:3859°595%
Eta Aquariids6 May 202705:0850°380%
Southern Delta Aquariids30 July 202701:5270°2310%
Alpha Capricornids30 July 202723:5276°510%
Perseids13 August 202705:0035°5786%
Draconids9 October 202719:1030°267%
Southern Taurids10 October 202703:0359°480%

How it is calculated

Eclipses, moonrise and moonset and the phases are computed for each place from the positions of the sun and the moon (VSOP87 and ELP theories, accurate to about a minute of arc). Times are local; the height of the sun or moon is above the place's horizon.

Meteor rates assume a dark sky: city lights and haze lower them a lot. The expected number per hour counts the radiant's height and the moon's light at the best hour of the peak night.