Kakamega, Kenya Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kakamega (Kenya). Current time: Thursday, 2026-04-16, 04:10 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Nairobi . All times are shown in Kakamega local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.53%, Maximal illumination for this day: 3.58%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 20:24; remaining time: 15d 16h 13m 54s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:27
Moonset:	17:51

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 374 938 km
232 976 mi
Kakamega ↔ Moon, nearest point: 375 193 km
233 134 mi
View angle: 0.531°

Kakamega on map:

Kakamega

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	0.28422°
Longitude:	34.75229°
Country:	Kenya
Population:	63 426

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 2.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 22 hours, 20 minutes. (≈27.931 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -108°

Kakamega, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -18.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 84.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	03:54:00	04:40:00	05:27:00	06:17:00	07:11:00
Moonset:	16:16:00	17:02:00	17:51:00	18:43:00	19:39:00

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

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