Nairobi, Kenya Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Nairobi (Kenya, Nairobi Area). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-09-22, 04:26 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Nairobi . All times are shown in Nairobi 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 15h 23m 58s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:17
Moonset:	02:56

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 495 km
249 478 mi
Nairobi ↔ Moon, nearest point: 401 935 km
249 751 mi
View angle: 0.496°

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: 78.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 6 hours, 2 minutes. (≈10.252 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -176°

Nairobi, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -20.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 246.9°):

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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:	13:39:00	14:28:00	15:17:00	16:02:00	16:47:00
Moonset:	01:18:00	02:08:00	02:56:00	03:42:00	04:26:00

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

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