Nairobi, Kenya Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Nairobi (Kenya, Nairobi Area). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-08-05, 22:42 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Nairobi . All times are shown in Nairobi local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 52.49%, Maximal illumination for this day: 63.41%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 07:19; remaining time: 22d 8h 37m 24s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	00:00
Moonset:	11:33

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 992 km
229 281 mi
Nairobi ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 349 km
229 503 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 53.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 21 Day, 20 hours, 35 minutes. (≈21.857 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -158°

Nairobi, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -19.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 69.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-03	2026-08-04	2026-08-05	2026-08-06	2026-08-07
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	22:25:00	23:12:00	00:00:00	00:03:00	01:00:00
Moonset:	10:00:00	10:45:00	11:33:00	12:25:00	13:23:00

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

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