Machakos, Kenya Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Machakos (Kenya). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-25, 10:57 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Nairobi . All times are shown in Machakos local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 89.43%, Maximal illumination for this day: 94.66%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 07:19; remaining time: 2d 20h 22m 10s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:34
Moonset:	04:14

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 884 km
249 719 mi
Machakos ↔ Moon, nearest point: 405 875 km
252 199 mi
View angle: 0.496°

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: 92%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 1 hours, 43 minutes. (≈12.071 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 121°

Machakos, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -64.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 161.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-23	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	14:54:00	15:45:00	16:34:00	17:22:00	18:07:00
Moonset:	02:34:00	03:25:00	04:14:00	05:02:00	05:47:00

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

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