Chuka, Kenya Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Chuka (Kenya, Tharaka - Nithi). Current time: Saturday, 2026-04-18, 16:57 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Nairobi . All times are shown in Chuka local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.22%, Maximal illumination for this day: 2.8%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 20:24; remaining time: 13d 3h 27m 0s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:00
Moonset:	19:26

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 365 861 km
227 335 mi
Chuka ↔ Moon, nearest point: 360 637 km
224 090 mi
View angle: 0.544°

Chuka on map:

Chuka

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	-0.33316°
Longitude:	37.64587°
Country:	Kenya Tharaka - Nithi
Population:	9 347

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 1.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 1 Day, 5 hours, 52 minutes. (≈1.245 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -137°

Chuka, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 32.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 294.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19	2026-04-20
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	05:16:00	06:05:00	07:00:00	07:58:00	09:01:00
Moonset:	17:39:00	18:30:00	19:26:00	20:26:00	21:31:00

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

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