Machakos, Kenya Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Machakos (Kenya). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 01:17 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Nairobi . All times are shown in Machakos 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 10h 29m 18s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:03
Moonset:	22:26

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 365 056 km
226 835 mi
Machakos ↔ Moon, nearest point: 368 093 km
228 722 mi
View angle: 0.546°

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: 13.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 14 hours, 10 minutes. (≈3.59 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -24°

Machakos, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -48.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 311.7°):

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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:	07:52:00	08:59:00	10:03:00	11:02:00	11:55:00
Moonset:	20:17:00	21:24:00	22:26:00	23:24:00	00:00:00

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

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