Nairobi, Kenya Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Nairobi (Kenya, Nairobi Area). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 14:51 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Nairobi . All times are shown in Nairobi local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 3.58%, Maximal illumination for this day: 8.96%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 20:24; remaining time: 16d 5h 33m 25s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:31
Moonset:	16:54

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 377 507 km
234 572 mi
Nairobi ↔ Moon, nearest point: 372 517 km
231 471 mi
View angle: 0.528°

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: 5.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 7 hours, 55 minutes. (≈27.33 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 65°

Nairobi, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 30.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 272.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-13	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	02:58:00	03:45:00	04:31:00	05:19:00	06:10:00
Moonset:	15:23:00	16:08:00	16:54:00	17:42:00	18:32:00

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

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