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

Moon: 7.6%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Jan 21, 2026 at 4:02:41 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:38 am 110° East
Sunset Today: 6:49 pm 250° West
Moonrise Today: 8:36 am 103° East
Moonset Today: 9:00 pm 260° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 11 minutes (-3s)
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Today's Sun Position in Nairobi

Time:4:02 pm
Altitude:38.1°
Direction:246° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today:12h 10m 57s (Jan 21, 2026)

3 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jan 20, 2026)

1 minute, 2 seconds shorter than December solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

8 minutes, 5 seconds longer than June solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Nairobi Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:25 am
Astro. Twilight5:25 am – 5:50 am
Nautical Twilight5:50 am – 6:16 am
Civil Twilight6:16 am – 6:38 am
Daylight6:38 am – 6:49 pm
Civil Twilight6:49 pm – 7:11 pm
Nautical Twilight7:11 pm – 7:37 pm
Astro. Twilight7:37 pm – 8:02 pm
Night8:02 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nairobi - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JanSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jan 216:38 am6:49 pm12:10:57−0:0312:43 pm (71.4°)91.482
Jan 226:38 am6:49 pm12:10:53−0:0312:44 pm (71.7°)91.490
Jan 236:39 am6:49 pm12:10:49−0:0312:44 pm (71.9°)91.499
Jan 246:39 am6:50 pm12:10:45−0:0312:44 pm (72.1°)91.507
Jan 256:39 am6:50 pm12:10:41−0:0412:45 pm (72.4°)91.517
Jan 266:39 am6:50 pm12:10:37−0:0412:45 pm (72.6°)91.526
Jan 276:40 am6:50 pm12:10:33−0:0412:45 pm (72.9°)91.536
* 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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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JanMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jan 218:36 am9:00 pm-2:48 pm(80.0°)240,2007.3%
Jan 229:22 am9:44 pm-3:33 pm(86.4°)238,08813.9%
Jan 2310:07 am10:28 pm-4:17 pm(87.0°)236,01522.4%
Jan 2410:53 am11:13 pm-5:03 pm(80.4°)234,00432.5%
Jan 2511:41 am--5:51 pm(74.0°)232,08243.6%
Jan 26-12:02 am12:32 pm6:43 pm(68.3°)230,32655.3%
Jan 27-12:54 am1:28 pm7:40 pm(63.7°)228,84066.9%
* 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, Jan 21, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 6:39 amWed 6:50 pmWed 12:45 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusWed 6:55 amWed 7:04 pmWed 12:59 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 6:28 amWed 6:37 pmWed 12:32 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterWed 5:49 pmThu 5:47 amWed 11:48 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 10:22 amWed 10:25 pmWed 4:23 pmAverage visibility
UranusWed 2:10 pmThu 2:09 amWed 8:09 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 10:29 amWed 10:32 pmWed 4:30 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Nairobi.

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