SKY · MOON PHASE · KENYA
Moon Phase Tonight — Nairobi
Tonight the Moon is a waxing gibbous, 81% lit. Here's when it rises and sets over Nairobi in local time, and whether its light will brighten the sky for stargazing there.
THE MOON TONIGHT · NAIROBI
PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Illuminated81% · waxing
Moonrise3:21 PM
Moonset3:01 AM
Computed for Nairobi (-1.3°, 36.8°) · rise/set times in local time.
The Moon is above the horizon over Nairobi right now. A bright Moon (81% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Will the Moon spoil stargazing tonight?
Dark by7:31 PM
Sunrise6:41 AM
Moon up nowYes
Lit fraction81%
A bright Moon (81% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
A bright, high Moon drowns out faint stars, nebulae and the Milky Way. The best deep-sky nights are around the new Moon, or when the Moon has set — for Nairobi that's after 3:01 AM tonight.
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