Machakos, Kenya Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Machakos (Kenya). Current time: Friday, 2026-10-23, 02:28 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Nairobi . All times are shown in Machakos local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.09%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.38%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 07:13; remaining time: 3d 4h 44m 34s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:06
Moonset:	03:43

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 388 590 km
241 458 mi
Machakos ↔ Moon, nearest point: 384 808 km
239 109 mi
View angle: 0.513°

Machakos on map:

Machakos

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	-1.51667°
Longitude:	37.26667°
Country:	Kenya
Population:	31 971

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 87.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 9 hours, 54 minutes. (≈11.413 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -151°

Machakos, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 18.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 268.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	14:36:00	15:21:00	16:06:00	16:52:00	17:42:00
Moonset:	02:16:00	03:00:00	03:43:00	04:27:00	05:13:00

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

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