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Sunrise, Sunset & Moon Times — Nairobi

Here are today's Sun and Moon times for Nairobi, in local time: the Sun rises at 6:32 AM and sets at 6:35 PM, giving about 12h 03m of daylight. Below: every twilight phase, the golden and blue hour, and tonight's Moon.

TODAY'S SUN · NAIROBI
Sunrise6:32 AM
Sunset6:35 PM
Day length12h 03m
Sun right nowup, 51°

Computed for Nairobi (-1.29°, 36.82°), shown in local time (Africa/Nairobi).

Twilight & the golden hour for Nairobi

EVENING (DUSK)
Golden hour6:05 PM – 6:49 PM
Blue hour6:49 PM – 6:58 PM
Civil dusk · Sun −6°6:58 PM
Nautical dusk · Sun −12°7:24 PM
Astronomical dusk · true dark7:50 PM
MORNING (DAWN)
Astronomical dawn · Sun −18°5:17 AM
Nautical dawn · Sun −12°5:44 AM
Civil dawn · Sun −6°6:10 AM
Sunrise · Sun −0.8°6:32 AM

Golden hour is the warm, soft light photographers love (Sun between about +6° and −4°); blue hour is the deep-blue window just after. Astronomical dusk is when the sky reaches true darkness and the faintest stars appear — the moment that matters for stargazing.

The Moon over Nairobi

Moonrise10:40 AM
Moonset11:00 PM
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illumination23%

The Moon is currently below the horizon at Nairobi. A bright Moon washes out faint stars — see the stargazing-conditions page for tonight's full verdict.

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