Kigali, Rwanda Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kigali (Rwanda, Nyarugenge District). Current time: Saturday, 2026-08-29, 16:14 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Kigali . All times are shown in Kigali local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 96.69%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.41%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 18:50; remaining time: 28d 2h 35m 40s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	19:06
Moonset:	06:43

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 385 046 km
239 257 mi
Kigali ↔ Moon, nearest point: 387 412 km
240 727 mi
View angle: 0.517°

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: 97.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 16 Day, 3 hours, 51 minutes. (≈16.161 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 158°

Kigali, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -40.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 93°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-27	2026-08-28	2026-08-29	2026-08-30	2026-08-31
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	17:37:00	18:21:00	19:06:00	19:51:00	20:38:00
Moonset:	05:17:00	06:01:00	06:43:00	07:27:00	08:11:00

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

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