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

Moon: 27.3%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 15, 2026 at 3:13:11 am
Sunrise Today: 6:12 am↑ 108° East
Sunset Today: 6:22 pm↑ 251° West
Moonrise Today: 11:01 am↑ 112° Southeast
Moonset Today: 11:27 pm↑ 249° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 11 minutes (+4s)

Today's Sun Position in Nairobi

Time: 3:13 am
Altitude: -42.5°
Direction: 117° SE
Phase: Night

Day length today: 12h 10m 33s (Nov 15, 2026)

4 seconds longer than yesterday (Nov 14, 2026)

1 minute, 25 seconds shorter than December solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

7 minutes, 41 seconds longer than June solstice (Jun 21, 2026)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Nairobi Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:59 am
Astro. Twilight 4:59 am – 5:24 am
Nautical Twilight 5:24 am – 5:50 am
Civil Twilight 5:50 am – 6:12 am
Daylight 6:12 am – 6:22 pm
Civil Twilight 6:22 pm – 6:44 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:44 pm – 7:09 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:09 pm – 7:35 pm
Night 7:35 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nairobi - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Nov Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Nov 15 6:12 am 6:22 pm 12:10:33 +0:04 12:17 pm (72.8°) 91.954
Nov 16 6:12 am 6:22 pm 12:10:37 +0:04 12:17 pm (72.5°) 91.933
Nov 17 6:12 am 6:23 pm 12:10:41 +0:04 12:17 pm (72.3°) 91.912
Nov 18 6:12 am 6:23 pm 12:10:45 +0:03 12:17 pm (72.0°) 91.892
Nov 19 6:12 am 6:23 pm 12:10:49 +0:03 12:18 pm (71.8°) 91.872
Nov 20 6:12 am 6:23 pm 12:10:53 +0:03 12:18 pm (71.6°) 91.852
Nov 21 6:13 am 6:24 pm 12:10:57 +0:03 12:18 pm (71.3°) 91.833
* 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 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Nairobi - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Nov Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Nov 15 11:01 am 11:27 pm - 5:14 pm (69.4°) 250,848 32.3%
Nov 16 11:47 am - - 5:59 pm (73.7°) 249,087 41.8%
Nov 17 - 12:11 am 12:31 pm 6:43 pm (78.8°) 246,557 51.7%
Nov 18 - 12:54 am 1:14 pm 7:25 pm (84.5°) 243,355 61.8%
Nov 19 - 1:36 am 1:57 pm 8:08 pm (89.3°) 239,652 71.7%
Nov 20 - 2:18 am 2:42 pm 8:52 pm (82.9°) 235,696 81.0%
Nov 21 - 3:03 am 3:29 pm 9:40 pm (76.5°) 231,796 89.0%
* 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, Sun, Nov 15, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sun 5:07 am Sun 5:12 pm Sun 11:10 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Sun 4:15 am Sun 4:20 pm Sun 10:17 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Sun 12:48 am Sun 12:49 pm Sun 6:49 am Average visibility
Jupiter Sun 12:48 am Sun 12:49 pm Sun 6:48 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sun 3:27 pm Mon 3:29 am Sun 9:28 pm Perfect visibility
Uranus Sat 7:05 pm Sun 7:04 am Sun 1:05 am Average visibility
Neptune Sun 3:00 pm Mon 3:03 am Sun 9:02 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Nairobi.

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