Butare, Rwanda Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Butare (Rwanda, Southern Province, Huye District). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-07-29, 14:28 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Kigali . All times are shown in Butare local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 99.53%, Maximal illumination for this day: 100%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 16:37; remaining time: 0d 2h 8m 44s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	18:09
Moonset:	05:53

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 399 906 km
248 490 mi
Butare ↔ Moon, nearest point: 402 825 km
250 304 mi
View angle: 0.498°

Butare on map:

Butare

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-2.59667°
Longitude:	29.73944°
Country:	Rwanda Southern Province
Population:	89 600

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 100%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 14 Day, 16 hours, 13 minutes. (≈14.676 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 32°

Butare, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -47.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 125.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-27	2026-07-28	2026-07-29	2026-07-30	2026-07-31
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	16:30:00	17:21:00	18:09:00	18:56:00	19:41:00
Moonset:	04:14:00	05:05:00	05:53:00	06:39:00	07:23:00

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

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