Mbale, Kenya Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Mbale (Kenya, Vihiga). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 18:39 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Nairobi . All times are shown in Mbale local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.53%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 20:24; remaining time: 14d 1h 45m 25s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:05
Moonset:	18:23

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 559 km
229 012 mi
Mbale ↔ Moon, nearest point: 367 171 km
228 149 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 0.04%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 4 hours, 28 minutes. (≈0.186 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -178°

Mbale, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -3.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 285°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	04:24:00	05:14:00	06:05:00	07:01:00	08:00:00
Moonset:	16:47:00	17:34:00	18:23:00	19:18:00	20:17:00

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

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