Nakuru, Kenya Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Nakuru (Kenya). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-04, 17:35 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Nairobi . All times are shown in Nakuru local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 63.41%, Maximal illumination for this day: 73.48%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 07:19; remaining time: 23d 13h 44m 26s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	23:14
Moonset:	10:49

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 373 623 km
232 158 mi
Nakuru ↔ Moon, nearest point: 378 040 km
234 903 mi
View angle: 0.533°

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: 66.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 20 Day, 14 hours, 20 minutes. (≈20.597 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 128°

Nakuru, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -75.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 29°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-02	2026-08-03	2026-08-04	2026-08-05	2026-08-06
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	21:43:00	22:27:00	23:14:00	00:00:00	00:05:00
Moonset:	09:20:00	10:03:00	10:49:00	11:38:00	12:30:00

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

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