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

Moon: 83.9%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 19, 2024 at 12:33:44 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:27 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 6:30 pm 290° West
Moonrise Today: 3:29 pm 95° East
Moonset Today: 3:10 am 268° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 3 minutes (-1s)
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Today's Sun Position in Nairobi

Time:12:33 pm
Altitude:68.8°
Direction:357° N
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 3m 20s (May 19, 2024)

1 second shorter than yesterday (May 18, 2024)

8 minutes, 38 seconds shorter than December solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

29 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 – 7:44 pm
Night7:44 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nairobi - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 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
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
* 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 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.
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%
* 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, Sun, May 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 4:55 amSun 4:58 pmSun 10:56 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 6:10 amSun 6:12 pmSun 12:11 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 3:35 amSun 3:39 pmSun 9:37 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 6:25 amMon 6:24 pmMon 12:25 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnSun 2:00 amSun 2:04 pmSun 8:02 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 6:07 amSun 6:06 pmSun 12:07 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 2:41 amSun 2:44 pmSun 8:42 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Nairobi.

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