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Nairobi, Kenya — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 99.9%
Full Moon
Current Time: May 23, 2024 at 12:19:29 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:27 am 69° East
Sunset Today: 6:31 pm 291° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 6:27 pm 115° Southeast
Moonset Today: 6:05 am 247° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 3 minutes (-1s)
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Today's Sun Position in Nairobi

Time:12:19 pm
Altitude:67.9°
Direction:6° N
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 3m 14s (May 23, 2024)

1 second shorter than yesterday (May 22, 2024)

8 minutes, 44 seconds shorter than December solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

22 seconds longer than June solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Nairobi Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:14 am
Astro. Twilight5:14 am – 5:40 am
Nautical Twilight5:40 am – 6:05 am
Civil Twilight6:05 am – 6:27 am
Daylight6:27 am – 6:31 pm
Civil Twilight6:31 pm – 6:53 pm
Nautical Twilight6:53 pm – 7:18 pm
Astro. Twilight7:18 pm – 7:44 pm
Night7:44 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nairobi - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 236:27 am6:31 pm12:03:14−0:0112:29 pm (68.0°)94.119
May 246:28 am6:31 pm12:03:12−0:0112:29 pm (67.8°)94.136
May 256:28 am6:31 pm12:03:11−0:0112:29 pm (67.7°)94.153
May 266:28 am6:31 pm12:03:09−0:0112:29 pm (67.5°)94.170
May 276:28 am6:31 pm12:03:08−0:0112:29 pm (67.3°)94.187
May 286:28 am6:31 pm12:03:07−0:0112:30 pm (67.2°)94.203
May 296:28 am6:31 pm12:03:05−0:0112:30 pm (67.0°)94.219
* All times are local time for Nairobi. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Nairobi

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Nairobi - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 23-6:05 am6:27 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 24-6:58 am7:22 pm12:42 am(65.4°)242,00399.8%
May 25-7:55 am8:19 pm1:38 am(63.1°)239,70697.8%
May 26-8:53 am9:18 pm2:36 am(62.5°)237,52893.5%
May 27-9:52 am10:17 pm3:35 am(63.7°)235,52486.9%
May 28-10:49 am11:13 pm4:33 am(66.7°)233,72578.3%
May 29-11:42 am-5:28 am(71.2°)232,14568.0%
* All times are local time for Nairobi. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Nairobi This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 23, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 5:01 amThu 5:04 pmThu 11:03 amAverage visibility
VenusThu 6:15 amThu 6:17 pmThu 12:16 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 3:31 amThu 3:34 pmThu 9:32 amAverage visibility
JupiterThu 6:16 amThu 6:16 pmThu 12:16 pmVery difficult to see
SaturnThu 1:45 amThu 1:49 pmThu 7:47 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 5:52 amThu 5:52 pmThu 11:52 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 2:26 amThu 2:29 pmThu 8:27 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Nairobi.

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