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

Moon: 92.9%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 11:55:55 am
Sunrise Today: 6:41 am↑ 106° East
Sunset Today: 6:51 pm↑ 254° West
Moonrise Today: 9:01 pm↑ 88° East
Moonset Today: 8:37 am↑ 276° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 10 minutes (-4s)
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Today's Sun Position in Nairobi

Time: 11:55 am
Altitude: 70.6°
Direction: 141° SE
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 12h 9m 58s (Feb 4, 2026)

4 seconds shorter than yesterday (Feb 3, 2026)

2 minutes shorter than December solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

7 minutes, 6 seconds longer than June solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Nairobi today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Nairobi Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Nairobi today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night 12:00 am – 5:29 am
Astro. Twilight 5:29 am – 5:55 am
Nautical Twilight 5:55 am – 6:20 am
Civil Twilight 6:20 am – 6:41 am
Daylight 6:41 am – 6:51 pm
Civil Twilight 6:51 pm – 7:13 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:13 pm – 7:38 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:38 pm – 8:03 pm
Night 8:03 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nairobi - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Feb Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Feb 4 6:41 am 6:51 pm 12:09:58 −0:04 12:46 pm (75.1°) 91.635
Feb 5 6:41 am 6:51 pm 12:09:53 −0:04 12:46 pm (75.4°) 91.650
Feb 6 6:41 am 6:51 pm 12:09:49 −0:04 12:46 pm (75.7°) 91.665
Feb 7 6:41 am 6:51 pm 12:09:44 −0:04 12:46 pm (76.0°) 91.681
Feb 8 6:42 am 6:51 pm 12:09:39 −0:04 12:46 pm (76.4°) 91.697
Feb 9 6:42 am 6:51 pm 12:09:35 −0:04 12:46 pm (76.7°) 91.714
Feb 10 6:42 am 6:51 pm 12:09:30 −0:04 12:46 pm (77.0°) 91.731
* All times are local time for Nairobi. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2026

March equinox Mar 20 5:46 pm
June solstice Jun 21 11:25 am
September equinox Sep 23 3:05 am
December solstice Dec 21 11:50 pm
* All times are local Nairobi time.

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Today's Moon in Nairobi

Percent Illuminated: 92.9%
Time: 11:55 am
Altitude: -48.5°
Direction: 276° W
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Nairobi today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Nairobi - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Feb Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Feb 4 - 8:37 am 9:01 pm 2:26 am (81.5°) 236,519 94.9%
Feb 5 - 9:21 am 9:43 pm 3:11 am (88.0°) 239,888 89.0%
Feb 6 - 10:04 am 10:25 pm 3:53 am (85.6°) 243,208 81.6%
Feb 7 - 10:47 am 11:07 pm 4:36 am (79.7°) 246,207 73.0%
Feb 8 - 11:31 am 11:50 pm 5:19 am (74.3°) 248,657 63.6%
Feb 9 - 12:17 pm - 6:03 am (69.7°) 250,381 53.9%
Feb 10 12:36 am 1:04 pm - 6:50 am (66.1°) 251,273 44.2%
* 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, Wed, Feb 4, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 7:24 am Wed 7:33 pm Wed 1:28 pm Difficult to see
Venus Wed 7:11 am Wed 7:19 pm Wed 1:15 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Wed 6:18 am Wed 6:26 pm Wed 12:22 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Wed 4:47 pm Thu 4:45 am Wed 10:46 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Wed 9:32 am Wed 9:35 pm Wed 3:33 pm Average visibility
Uranus Wed 1:14 pm Thu 1:13 am Wed 7:14 pm Average visibility
Neptune Wed 9:35 am Wed 9:38 pm Wed 3:36 pm Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Nairobi.

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