Mbale, Kenya Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Mbale (Kenya, Vihiga). Current time: Friday, 2026-10-23, 10:04 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Nairobi . All times are shown in Mbale local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.09%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.38%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 07:13; remaining time: 2d 21h 8m 27s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:01
Moonset:	03:39

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 387 064 km
240 511 mi
Mbale ↔ Moon, nearest point: 391 671 km
243 373 mi
View angle: 0.515°

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: 89.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 17 hours, 31 minutes. (≈11.73 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 98°

Mbale, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -84.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 136.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	14:30:00	15:16:00	16:01:00	16:49:00	17:40:00
Moonset:	02:14:00	02:56:00	03:39:00	04:21:00	05:07:00

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

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