Nakuru, Kenya Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Nakuru (Kenya). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-25, 10:57 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Nairobi . All times are shown in Nakuru local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 89.43%, Maximal illumination for this day: 94.66%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 07:19; remaining time: 2d 20h 22m 11s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:41
Moonset:	04:17

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 884 km
249 719 mi
Nakuru ↔ Moon, nearest point: 405 948 km
252 245 mi
View angle: 0.496°

Nakuru on map:

Nakuru

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	-0.28333°
Longitude:	36.06667°
Country:	Kenya
Population:	259 903

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 92%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 1 hours, 43 minutes. (≈12.071 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 121°

Nakuru, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -65.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 162.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-23	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	15:02:00	15:53:00	16:41:00	17:28:00	18:13:00
Moonset:	02:36:00	03:28:00	04:17:00	05:05:00	05:51:00

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

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