Nairobi, Kenya Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Nairobi (Kenya, Nairobi Area). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 06:11 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Nairobi . All times are shown in Nairobi local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.45%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.5%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 11:46; remaining time: 11d 5h 35m 43s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:04
Moonset:	22:28

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 365 494 km
227 108 mi
Nairobi ↔ Moon, nearest point: 368 374 km
228 897 mi
View angle: 0.545°

Nairobi on map:

Nairobi

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	-1.28333°
Longitude:	36.81667°
Country:	Kenya Nairobi Area
Population:	2 750 547

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 15.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 19 hours, 41 minutes. (≈3.82 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 68°

Nairobi, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -46.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 50.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	07:53:00	09:00:00	10:04:00	11:04:00	11:57:00
Moonset:	20:19:00	21:26:00	22:28:00	23:26:00	00:00:00

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

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