Mbale, Kenya Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Mbale (Kenya, Vihiga). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-04, 10:16 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Nairobi . All times are shown in Mbale local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 63.41%, Maximal illumination for this day: 73.48%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 07:19; remaining time: 23d 21h 3m 25s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	23:08
Moonset:	10:36

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 374 927 km
232 969 mi
Mbale ↔ Moon, nearest point: 372 509 km
231 466 mi
View angle: 0.531°

Mbale on map:

Mbale

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	-3.4°
Longitude:	38.38333°
Country:	Kenya Vihiga
Population:	60 000

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 69.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 20 Day, 6 hours, 51 minutes. (≈20.286 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 22°

Mbale, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 5.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 281.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-02	2026-08-03	2026-08-04	2026-08-05	2026-08-06
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	21:34:00	22:19:00	23:08:00	00:00:00	00:00:00
Moonset:	09:11:00	09:53:00	10:36:00	11:24:00	12:15:00

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

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