What time is sunset in Thika today?

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

What phase is the Moon tonight in Thika?

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

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

Moonrise in Thika is at 3:33 AM and moonset is at 3:54 PM local time.

Thika 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 · 1.03°S, 37.07°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:15 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	3:33 AM
Moonset	3:54 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.44°N, 133.00°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)	7:45 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	7:42 PM	1:40 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 13° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:59 AM	2:00 PM	7:59 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 51° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:00 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	6:15 AM	12:14 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 87° toward the N.

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