Machakos, Kenya Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Machakos (Kenya). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-07-14, 23:42 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Nairobi . All times are shown in Machakos local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.45%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 17:37; remaining time: 14d 17h 54m 14s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:26
Moonset:	18:51

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 831 km
227 938 mi
Machakos ↔ Moon, nearest point: 370 585 km
230 271 mi
View angle: 0.543°

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: 0.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 12 hours, 25 minutes. (≈0.517 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -53°

Machakos, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -59.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 317.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-12	2026-07-13	2026-07-14	2026-07-15	2026-07-16
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	04:14:00	05:21:00	06:26:00	07:28:00	08:23:00
Moonset:	16:39:00	17:47:00	18:51:00	19:51:00	20:45:00

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

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