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

Moon: 8.4%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 4:55:47 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
Location of KampalaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Kampala

Time:4:55 pm
Altitude:30.3°
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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Night12:00 am – 5:44 am
Astro. Twilight5:44 am – 6:08 am
Nautical Twilight6:08 am – 6:32 am
Civil Twilight6:32 am – 6:53 am
Daylight6:53 am – 7:00 pm
Civil Twilight7:00 pm – 7:20 pm
Nautical Twilight7:20 pm – 7:44 pm
Astro. Twilight7:44 pm – 8:08 pm
Night8:08 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Kampala - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 216:53 am7:00 pm12:06:30< 1s12:56 pm (90.0°)92.597
Mar 226:53 am6:59 pm12:06:31< 1s12:56 pm (89.6°)92.623
Mar 236:52 am6:59 pm12:06:32+0:0112:56 pm (89.2°)92.648
Mar 246:52 am6:59 pm12:06:34+0:0112:55 pm (88.8°)92.674
Mar 256:52 am6:58 pm12:06:35+0:0112:55 pm (88.4°)92.700
Mar 266:52 am6:58 pm12:06:36+0:0112:55 pm (88.0°)92.725
Mar 276:51 am6:58 pm12:06:37+0:0112:55 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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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 218:38 am9:04 pm-2:51 pm(73.5°)228,2757.9%
Mar 229:32 am10:00 pm-3:46 pm(68.0°)227,95615.7%
Mar 2310:30 am11:01 pm-4:46 pm(64.0°)228,30225.5%
Mar 2411:32 am--5:48 pm(61.8°)229,19036.7%
Mar 25-12:04 am12:35 pm6:51 pm(61.7°)230,48448.5%
Mar 26-1:06 am1:37 pm7:52 pm(63.6°)232,05860.2%
Mar 27-2:06 am2:35 pm8:49 pm(67.2°)233,81671.2%
* 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
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:33 amSat 5:35 pmSat 11:34 amDifficult to see
VenusSat 8:00 amSat 8:05 pmSat 2:03 pmFairly good visibility
MarsSat 5:57 amSat 6:01 pmSat 11:59 amDifficult to see
JupiterSat 1:57 pmSun 2:01 amSat 7:59 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 7:11 amSat 7:14 pmSat 1:12 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusSat 10:35 amSat 10:39 pmSat 4:37 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSat 7:01 amSat 7:03 pmSat 1:02 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Kampala.

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