What time is sunset in Ruiru today?

Sunset in Ruiru is at 6:23 PM local time (Africa/Nairobi) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Ruiru?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 10% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:32 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:06 AM.

Moonrise in Ruiru is at 3:34 AM and moonset is at 3:55 PM local time.

Ruiru 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 · 1.15°S, 36.96°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:16 AM
Sunset	6:23 PM
Day length	12 h 07 min
End of civil twilight	6:44 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:08 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:32 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 52 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 34 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:06 AM

Moonrise	3:34 AM
Moonset	3:55 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.66°N, 120.71°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,601 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:36 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:46 AM	7:53 PM	1:49 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 16° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:37 AM	7:43 PM	1:40 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 13° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:00 AM	2:00 PM	8:00 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 51° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:01 AM	3:01 PM	9:01 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 39° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:09 PM	6:16 AM	12:15 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 87° toward the N.

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