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

Moon: 8.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 6:36:32 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:53 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 7:00 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 8:38 am 75° East
Moonset Today: 9:04 pm 288° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 7 minutes

Today's Sun Position in Kampala

Time: 6:36 pm
Altitude: 5.2°
Direction: 270° W
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 12h 6m 30s (Mar 21, 2026)

5 seconds longer than December solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

1 minute, 53 seconds shorter than June solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Kampala Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:44 am
Astro. Twilight 5:44 am – 6:08 am
Nautical Twilight 6:08 am – 6:32 am
Civil Twilight 6:32 am – 6:53 am
Daylight 6:53 am – 7:00 pm
Civil Twilight 7:00 pm – 7:20 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:20 pm – 7:44 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:44 pm – 8:08 pm
Night 8:08 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Kampala - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 21 6:53 am 7:00 pm 12:06:30 < 1s 12:56 pm (90.0°) 92.597
Mar 22 6:53 am 6:59 pm 12:06:31 < 1s 12:56 pm (89.6°) 92.623
Mar 23 6:52 am 6:59 pm 12:06:32 +0:01 12:56 pm (89.2°) 92.648
Mar 24 6:52 am 6:59 pm 12:06:34 +0:01 12:55 pm (88.8°) 92.674
Mar 25 6:52 am 6:58 pm 12:06:35 +0:01 12:55 pm (88.4°) 92.700
Mar 26 6:52 am 6:58 pm 12:06:36 +0:01 12:55 pm (88.0°) 92.725
Mar 27 6:51 am 6:58 pm 12:06:37 +0:01 12:55 pm (87.6°) 92.751
* All times are local time for Kampala. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Kampala

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Kampala - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 21 8:38 am 9:04 pm - 2:51 pm (73.5°) 228,275 7.9%
Mar 22 9:32 am 10:00 pm - 3:46 pm (68.0°) 227,956 15.7%
Mar 23 10:30 am 11:01 pm - 4:46 pm (64.0°) 228,302 25.5%
Mar 24 11:32 am - - 5:48 pm (61.8°) 229,191 36.7%
Mar 25 - 12:04 am 12:35 pm 6:51 pm (61.7°) 230,484 48.5%
Mar 26 - 1:06 am 1:37 pm 7:52 pm (63.6°) 232,058 60.2%
Mar 27 - 2:06 am 2:35 pm 8:49 pm (67.2°) 233,816 71.2%
* 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, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sun 5:28 am Sun 5:31 pm Sun 11:30 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Sat 8:00 am Sat 8:05 pm Sat 2:03 pm Fairly good visibility
Mars Sun 5:56 am Sun 6:00 pm Sun 11:58 am Difficult to see
Jupiter Sat 1:57 pm Sun 2:01 am Sat 7:59 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Sat 7:11 am Sat 7:14 pm Sat 1:12 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Sat 10:35 am Sat 10:39 pm Sat 4:37 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Sat 7:01 am Sat 7:03 pm Sat 1:02 pm Very close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Kampala.

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