Mbale, Kenya Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Mbale (Kenya, Vihiga). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-09-22, 00:53 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Nairobi . All times are shown in Mbale local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 77.17%, Maximal illumination for this day: 84.84%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 19:50; remaining time: 4d 18h 56m 29s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:07
Moonset:	02:53

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 890 km
249 723 mi
Mbale ↔ Moon, nearest point: 397 250 km
246 840 mi
View angle: 0.496°

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: 77.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 2 hours, 48 minutes. (≈10.116 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -128°

Mbale, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 26.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 247.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	13:29:00	14:18:00	15:07:00	15:54:00	16:39:00
Moonset:	01:16:00	02:05:00	02:53:00	03:38:00	04:21:00

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

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