Butare, Rwanda Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Butare (Rwanda, Southern Province, Huye District). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 13:58 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Kigali . All times are shown in Butare local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 3.4%, Maximal illumination for this day: 8.7%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 16d 5h 26m 42s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:00
Moonset:	16:22

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 377 485 km
234 558 mi
Butare ↔ Moon, nearest point: 372 000 km
231 150 mi
View angle: 0.528°

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: 5.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 8 hours, 2 minutes. (≈27.335 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 61°

Butare, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 35.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 274.1°):

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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:	02:26:00	03:13:00	04:00:00	04:49:00	05:41:00
Moonset:	14:53:00	15:38:00	16:22:00	17:10:00	18:00:00

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

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