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

Moon: 71.1%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 17, 2024 at 9:30:35 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:27 am 71° East
Sunset Today: 6:30 pm 290° West
Moonrise Today: 2:12 pm 83° East
Moonset Today: 1:50 am 279° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 3 minutes (-1s)
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Today's Sun Position in Nairobi

Time:9:30 pm
Altitude:-42.7°
Direction:296° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 3m 24s (May 17, 2024)

1 second shorter than yesterday (May 16, 2024)

8 minutes, 34 seconds shorter than December solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

32 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 – 6:30 pm
Civil Twilight6:30 pm – 6:52 pm
Nautical Twilight6:52 pm – 7:18 pm
Astro. Twilight7:18 pm – 7:43 pm
Night7:43 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nairobi - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 176:27 am6:30 pm12:03:24−0:0112:29 pm (69.2°)94.011
May 186:27 am6:30 pm12:03:22−0:0112:29 pm (69.0°)94.029
May 196:27 am6:30 pm12:03:20−0:0112:29 pm (68.8°)94.048
May 206:27 am6:30 pm12:03:19−0:0112:29 pm (68.6°)94.066
May 216:27 am6:31 pm12:03:17−0:0112:29 pm (68.4°)94.084
May 226:27 am6:31 pm12:03:15−0:0112:29 pm (68.2°)94.102
May 236:27 am6:31 pm12:03:14−0:0112:29 pm (68.0°)94.119
* 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 17-1:50 am2:12 pm8:21 pm(83.4°)251,43070.7%
May 18-2:30 am2:51 pm9:00 pm(89.3°)251,10479.1%
May 19-3:10 am3:29 pm9:39 pm(84.8°)250,09286.5%
May 20-3:50 am4:09 pm10:20 pm(79.1°)248,52392.5%
May 21-4:32 am4:51 pm11:04 pm(73.8°)246,54896.9%
May 22-5:16 am5:37 pm11:51 pm(69.1°)244,32599.4%
May 23-6:05 am6:27 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* 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, May 17, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 4:53 amSat 4:57 pmSat 10:55 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 6:09 amSat 6:11 pmSat 12:10 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 3:36 amSat 3:40 pmSat 9:38 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 6:31 amSat 6:30 pmSat 12:31 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnSat 2:03 amSat 2:07 pmSat 8:05 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 6:11 amSat 6:10 pmSat 12:10 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSat 2:45 amSat 2:48 pmSat 8:46 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Nairobi.

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