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

Moon: 75.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 9, 2025 at 10:04:50 am
Sunrise Today: 6:19 am 113° Southeast
Sunset Today: 6:31 pm 247° West
Moonrise Today: 11:06 pm 75° East
Moonset Today: 10:36 am 288° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 12 minutes (+1s)
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Today's Sun Position in Nairobi

Time:10:04 am
Altitude:49.7°
Direction:125° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 11m 48s (Dec 9, 2025)

1 second longer than yesterday (Dec 8, 2025)

10 seconds shorter than December solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

8 minutes, 56 seconds longer than June solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Nairobi Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:04 am
Astro. Twilight5:04 am – 5:30 am
Nautical Twilight5:30 am – 5:56 am
Civil Twilight5:56 am – 6:19 am
Daylight6:19 am – 6:31 pm
Civil Twilight6:31 pm – 6:53 pm
Nautical Twilight6:53 pm – 7:19 pm
Astro. Twilight7:19 pm – 7:45 pm
Night7:45 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nairobi - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 96:19 am6:31 pm12:11:48+0:0112:25 pm (68.4°)91.555
Dec 106:19 am6:31 pm12:11:49+0:0112:25 pm (68.3°)91.544
Dec 116:20 am6:31 pm12:11:51+0:0112:26 pm (68.3°)91.534
Dec 126:20 am6:32 pm12:11:52+0:0112:26 pm (68.2°)91.524
Dec 136:21 am6:32 pm12:11:53+0:0112:26 pm (68.1°)91.514
Dec 146:21 am6:33 pm12:11:55+0:0112:27 pm (68.1°)91.505
Dec 156:21 am6:33 pm12:11:56< 1s12:27 pm (68.0°)91.496
* 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Nairobi - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 9-10:36 am11:06 pm4:26 am(69.1°)232,84578.0%
Dec 10-11:26 am11:51 pm5:16 am(74.7°)236,95368.1%
Dec 11-12:10 pm-6:01 am(80.8°)240,91557.7%
Dec 1212:33 am12:53 pm-6:43 am(87.0°)244,47447.3%
Dec 131:14 am1:34 pm-7:24 am(86.9°)247,44737.3%
Dec 141:54 am2:15 pm-8:04 am(81.1°)249,74128.0%
Dec 152:34 am2:57 pm-8:46 am(75.8°)251,32119.7%
* 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, Tue, Dec 9, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 4:55 amTue 5:02 pmTue 10:59 amAverage visibility
VenusTue 5:51 amTue 6:00 pmTue 11:55 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 6:55 amTue 7:04 pmTue 12:59 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterTue 9:00 pmWed 8:59 amWed 2:59 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 1:02 pmWed 1:06 amTue 7:04 pmGreat visibility
UranusTue 5:03 pmWed 5:03 amTue 11:03 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 1:16 pmWed 1:19 amTue 7:17 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Nairobi.

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