Nakuru, Kenya Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Nakuru (Kenya). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-09-22, 04:59 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Nairobi . All times are shown in Nakuru 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 14h 51m 18s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:21
Moonset:	02:57

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 433 km
249 439 mi
Nakuru ↔ Moon, nearest point: 402 586 km
250 156 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: 78.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 6 hours, 32 minutes. (≈10.272 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 179°

Nakuru, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -27.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 246°):

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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:	13:45:00	14:33:00	15:21:00	16:06:00	16:51:00
Moonset:	01:19:00	02:09:00	02:57:00	03:44:00	04:28:00

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

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