Kigali, Rwanda Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kigali (Rwanda, Nyarugenge District). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 21:45 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Kigali . All times are shown in Kigali local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.46%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 13d 21h 39m 39s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:39
Moonset:	18:00

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 000 km
228 665 mi
Kigali ↔ Moon, nearest point: 371 240 km
230 678 mi
View angle: 0.541°

Kigali on map:

Kigali

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-1.94995°
Longitude:	30.05885°
Country:	Rwanda
Population:	745 261

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 0.16%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 9 hours, 7 minutes. (≈0.38 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -141°

Kigali, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -51.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 294°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	03:59:00	04:47:00	05:39:00	06:33:00	07:33:00
Moonset:	16:21:00	17:09:00	18:00:00	18:55:00	19:55:00

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

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