Kigali, Rwanda Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kigali (Rwanda, Nyarugenge District). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 14:37 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Kigali . All times are shown in Kigali local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.79%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.91%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 10:46; remaining time: 10d 20h 8m 48s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:34
Moonset:	21:56

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 467 km
227 712 mi
Kigali ↔ Moon, nearest point: 359 260 km
223 234 mi
View angle: 0.543°

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: 19.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 6 hours, 15 minutes. (≈4.26 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -164°

Kigali, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 58.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 25.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	07:23:00	08:29:00	09:34:00	10:33:00	11:26:00
Moonset:	19:46:00	20:53:00	21:56:00	22:53:00	23:45:00

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

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