What time is sunset in Kitale today?

Sunset in Kitale is at 6:30 PM local time (Africa/Nairobi) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Kitale?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 9% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:39 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:15 AM.

Moonrise in Kitale is at 3:40 AM and moonset is at 4:04 PM local time.

Kitale is too far from the poles for regular aurora; it would take a very strong geomagnetic storm.

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Nairobi · 1.02°N, 35.01°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:24 AM
Sunset	6:30 PM
Day length	12 h 06 min
End of civil twilight	6:51 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:15 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:39 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 54 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 36 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:15 AM

Moonrise	3:40 AM
Moonset	4:04 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.44°N, 132.81°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:26 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:56 AM	7:58 PM	1:57 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 16° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:48 AM	7:47 PM	1:48 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 13° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:04 AM	2:11 PM	8:08 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 52° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:06 AM	3:12 PM	9:09 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 40° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:17 PM	6:24 AM	12:22 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 89° toward the NW.

Aurora near poles only. Kitale is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.