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

Moon: 99.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 5, 2025 at 6:12:45 am
Sunrise Today: 6:17 am 112° Southeast
Sunset Today: 6:29 pm 248° West
Moonrise Today: 7:09 pm 62° Northeast
Moonset Today: 6:28 am 298° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 12 minutes (+2s)
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Today's Sun Position in Nairobi

Time:6:12 am
Altitude:-1.1°
Direction:112° SE
Phase:Civil Twilight

Day length today: 12h 11m 40s (Dec 5, 2025)

2 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 4, 2025)

19 seconds shorter than December solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

8 minutes, 48 seconds longer than June solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Nairobi Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:02 am
Astro. Twilight5:02 am – 5:29 am
Nautical Twilight5:29 am – 5:55 am
Civil Twilight5:55 am – 6:17 am
Daylight6:17 am – 6:29 pm
Civil Twilight6:29 pm – 6:51 pm
Nautical Twilight6:51 pm – 7:17 pm
Astro. Twilight7:17 pm – 7:43 pm
Night7:43 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nairobi - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 56:17 am6:29 pm12:11:40+0:0212:23 pm (68.9°)91.604
Dec 66:17 am6:29 pm12:11:42+0:0212:23 pm (68.7°)91.591
Dec 76:18 am6:30 pm12:11:44+0:0212:24 pm (68.6°)91.578
Dec 86:18 am6:30 pm12:11:46+0:0112:24 pm (68.5°)91.566
Dec 96:19 am6:31 pm12:11:48+0:0112:25 pm (68.4°)91.555
Dec 106:19 am6:31 pm12:11:49+0:0112:25 pm (68.3°)91.544
Dec 116:20 am6:31 pm12:11:51+0:0112:26 pm (68.3°)91.534
* 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Nairobi - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 5-6:28 am7:09 pm12:15 am(61.1°)221,91899.8%
Dec 6-7:35 am8:16 pm1:22 am(60.0°)223,13398.4%
Dec 7-8:41 am9:19 pm2:29 am(61.2°)225,56293.9%
Dec 8-9:42 am10:15 pm3:30 am(64.4°)228,92586.9%
Dec 9-10:36 am11:06 pm4:26 am(69.1°)232,84578.0%
Dec 10-11:26 am11:51 pm5:16 am(74.7°)236,95368.1%
Dec 11-12:10 pm-6:01 am(80.8°)240,91557.7%
* 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, Fri, Dec 5, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:56 amFri 5:03 pmFri 10:59 amAverage visibility
VenusFri 5:45 amFri 5:55 pmFri 11:50 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 6:57 amFri 7:06 pmFri 1:02 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterThu 9:21 pmFri 9:20 amFri 3:21 amPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 1:18 pmSat 1:21 amFri 7:20 pmGreat visibility
UranusFri 5:20 pmSat 5:19 amFri 11:19 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 1:32 pmSat 1:35 amFri 7:33 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Nairobi.

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