Machakos, Kenya Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Machakos (Kenya). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 14:57 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Nairobi . All times are shown in Machakos local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 3.58%, Maximal illumination for this day: 8.96%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 20:24; remaining time: 16d 5h 27m 1s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:29
Moonset:	16:52

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 377 486 km
234 559 mi
Machakos ↔ Moon, nearest point: 372 689 km
231 578 mi
View angle: 0.528°

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: 5.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 8 hours, 2 minutes. (≈27.335 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 65°

Machakos, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 28.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 272.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-13	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	02:56:00	03:43:00	04:29:00	05:18:00	06:08:00
Moonset:	15:21:00	16:06:00	16:52:00	17:40:00	18:30:00

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

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