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Kampala, Uganda — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 0.6%
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Current Time: Dec 19, 2025 at 12:02:18 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:43 am 113° Southeast
Sunset Today: 6:50 pm 247° West
Moonrise Today: 6:00 am 118° Southeast
Moonset Today: 6:24 pm 242° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 6 minutes

Today's Sun Position in Kampala

Time: 12:02 pm
Altitude: 63.9°
Direction: 156° S
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 12h 6m 25s (Dec 19, 2025)

1 minute, 59 seconds shorter than June solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Kampala Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:28 am
Astro. Twilight 5:28 am – 5:54 am
Nautical Twilight 5:54 am – 6:21 am
Civil Twilight 6:21 am – 6:43 am
Daylight 6:43 am – 6:50 pm
Civil Twilight 6:50 pm – 7:12 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:12 pm – 7:38 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:38 pm – 8:05 pm
Night 8:05 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Kampala - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. km
Dec 19 6:43 am 6:50 pm 12:06:25 < 1s 12:46 pm (66.3°) 147.199
Dec 20 6:44 am 6:50 pm 12:06:25 < 1s 12:47 pm (66.3°) 147.187
Dec 21 6:44 am 6:51 pm 12:06:25 < 1s 12:47 pm (66.3°) 147.177
Dec 22 6:45 am 6:51 pm 12:06:25 < 1s 12:48 pm (66.3°) 147.167
Dec 23 6:45 am 6:52 pm 12:06:25 < 1s 12:48 pm (66.3°) 147.157
Dec 24 6:46 am 6:52 pm 12:06:25 < 1s 12:49 pm (66.3°) 147.148
Dec 25 6:46 am 6:53 pm 12:06:25 < 1s 12:49 pm (66.3°) 147.140
* All times are local time for Kampala. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Kampala is at 6:03 pm on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 2 minutes shorter than the June solstice.

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Today's Moon in Kampala

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Kampala - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (km) Illumination
Dec 19 6:00 am 6:24 pm - 12:12 pm (61.2°) 404,646 0.6%
Dec 20 6:52 am 7:16 pm - 1:04 pm (61.2°) 402,814 0.3%
Dec 21 7:44 am 8:08 pm - 1:56 pm (62.5°) 400,452 1.9%
Dec 22 8:36 am 8:58 pm - 2:47 pm (65.3°) 397,605 5.6%
Dec 23 9:25 am 9:47 pm - 3:36 pm (69.3°) 394,304 11.1%
Dec 24 10:12 am 10:33 pm - 4:22 pm (74.4°) 390,545 18.5%
Dec 25 10:57 am 11:18 pm - 5:07 pm (80.2°) 386,358 27.3%
* All times are local time for Kampala. 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 Kampala This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 19, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Fri 5:27 am Fri 5:32 pm Fri 11:29 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Fri 6:25 am Fri 6:29 pm Fri 12:27 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Fri 7:08 am Fri 7:11 pm Fri 1:10 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Fri 8:31 pm Sat 8:35 am Sat 2:33 am Perfect visibility
Saturn Fri 12:41 pm Sat 12:44 am Fri 6:43 pm Average visibility
Uranus Fri 4:37 pm Sat 4:41 am Fri 10:39 pm Average visibility
Neptune Fri 12:54 pm Sat 12:56 am Fri 6:55 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Kampala.

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