Chuka, Kenya Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Chuka (Kenya, Tharaka - Nithi). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 06:11 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Nairobi . All times are shown in Chuka local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.45%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.5%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 11:46; remaining time: 11d 5h 35m 15s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:59
Moonset:	22:27

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 365 495 km
227 108 mi
Chuka ↔ Moon, nearest point: 368 271 km
228 833 mi
View angle: 0.545°

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: 15.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 19 hours, 41 minutes. (≈3.82 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 68°

Chuka, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -45.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 50.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	07:47:00	08:54:00	09:59:00	10:58:00	11:52:00
Moonset:	20:18:00	21:25:00	22:27:00	23:24:00	00:00:00

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

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