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Kigali, Rwanda — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 78.5%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 18, 2024 at 6:05:45 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:55 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 5:56 pm 290° West
Moonrise Today: 2:19 pm 89° East
Moonset Today: 1:58 am 274° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 1 minute (-3s)
Location of KigaliLocation

Today's Sun Position in Kigali

Time:6:05 pm
Altitude:-2.0°
Direction:290° W
Phase:Civil Twilight

Day length today: 12h 1m 27s (May 18, 2024)

3 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 17, 2024)

12 minutes, 50 seconds shorter than December solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

54 seconds longer than June solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Kigali Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:42 am
Astro. Twilight4:42 am – 5:08 am
Nautical Twilight5:08 am – 5:33 am
Civil Twilight5:33 am – 5:55 am
Daylight5:55 am – 5:56 pm
Civil Twilight5:56 pm – 6:18 pm
Nautical Twilight6:18 pm – 6:44 pm
Astro. Twilight6:44 pm – 7:09 pm
Night7:09 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Kigali - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 185:55 am5:56 pm12:01:27−0:0311:56 am (68.4°)94.030
May 195:55 am5:56 pm12:01:24−0:0311:56 am (68.1°)94.048
May 205:55 am5:57 pm12:01:21−0:0311:56 am (67.9°)94.066
May 215:55 am5:57 pm12:01:18−0:0211:56 am (67.7°)94.084
May 225:55 am5:57 pm12:01:15−0:0211:56 am (67.5°)94.102
May 235:55 am5:57 pm12:01:13−0:0211:56 am (67.3°)94.119
May 245:56 am5:57 pm12:01:10−0:0211:56 am (67.2°)94.137
* All times are local time for Kigali. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Kigali

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Kigali - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 18-1:58 am2:19 pm8:28 pm(88.7°)251,09179.3%
May 19-2:37 am2:57 pm9:07 pm(85.4°)250,06786.6%
May 20-3:18 am3:36 pm9:48 pm(79.7°)248,48992.6%
May 21-4:00 am4:18 pm10:32 pm(74.3°)246,50897.0%
May 22-4:45 am5:04 pm11:19 pm(69.7°)244,28299.4%
May 23-5:34 am5:54 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 24-6:27 am6:48 pm12:10 am(66.0°)241,95999.7%
* All times are local time for Kigali. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Kigali This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 18, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 4:22 amSun 4:25 pmSun 10:23 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 5:38 amSun 5:38 pmSun 11:38 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 3:03 amSun 3:05 pmSun 9:04 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 5:56 amSun 5:54 pmSun 11:55 amVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnSun 1:26 amSun 1:31 pmSun 7:29 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 5:35 amSun 5:32 pmSun 11:34 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 2:08 amSun 2:11 pmSun 8:09 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Kigali.

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