Mbale, Kenya Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Mbale (Kenya, Vihiga). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-25, 11:37 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Nairobi . All times are shown in Mbale 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 19h 42m 0s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:26
Moonset:	04:13

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 812 km
249 674 mi
Mbale ↔ Moon, nearest point: 405 442 km
251 930 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: 92.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 2 hours, 19 minutes. (≈12.097 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 121°

Mbale, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -57.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 144.7°):

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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:	14:46:00	15:37:00	16:26:00	17:15:00	18:01:00
Moonset:	02:33:00	03:25:00	04:13:00	05:00:00	05:45:00

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

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