Nairobi, Kenya Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Nairobi (Kenya, Nairobi Area). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-08-26, 04:31 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Nairobi . All times are shown in Nairobi local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 94.66%, Maximal illumination for this day: 98.23%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 07:19; remaining time: 2d 2h 48m 32s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:24
Moonset:	05:03

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 399 779 km
248 411 mi
Nairobi ↔ Moon, nearest point: 397 253 km
246 841 mi
View angle: 0.498°

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: 95.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 17 hours, 58 minutes. (≈12.749 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -167°

Nairobi, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 6.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 250°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27	2026-08-28
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	15:48:00	16:36:00	17:24:00	18:09:00	18:54:00
Moonset:	03:27:00	04:16:00	05:03:00	05:49:00	06:32:00

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

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