Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 16:13 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Kinshasa . All times are shown in Kinshasa local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 12.81%, Maximal illumination for this day: 20.66%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 05:19; remaining time: 11d 13h 5m 59s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:48
Moonset:	21:15

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 389 481 km
242 012 mi
Kinshasa ↔ Moon, nearest point: 381 659 km
237 152 mi
View angle: 0.511°

Kinshasa on map:

Kinshasa

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	-4.32758°
Longitude:	15.31357°
Country:	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Population:	7 785 965

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 18%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 2 hours, 49 minutes. (≈4.117 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -69°

Kinshasa, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 72.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 256.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	07:22:00	08:06:00	08:48:00	09:31:00	10:14:00
Moonset:	19:41:00	20:28:00	21:15:00	22:01:00	22:49:00

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

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