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Kampala, Uganda — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 79.7%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 18, 2024 at 10:56:40 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:42 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 6:50 pm 290° West
Moonrise Today: 3:08 pm 89° East
Moonset Today: 2:48 am 274° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 8 minutes (+1s)
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Today's Sun Position in Kampala

Time:10:56 pm
Altitude:-56.5°
Direction:308° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 7m 57s (May 18, 2024)

1 second longer than yesterday (May 17, 2024)

1 minute, 32 seconds longer than December solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

27 seconds shorter than June solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Kampala Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:29 am
Astro. Twilight5:29 am – 5:54 am
Nautical Twilight5:54 am – 6:20 am
Civil Twilight6:20 am – 6:42 am
Daylight6:42 am – 6:50 pm
Civil Twilight6:50 pm – 7:12 pm
Nautical Twilight7:12 pm – 7:37 pm
Astro. Twilight7:37 pm – 8:03 pm
Night8:03 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Kampala - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 186:42 am6:50 pm12:07:57+0:0112:46 pm (70.6°)94.030
May 196:42 am6:50 pm12:07:59+0:0112:46 pm (70.4°)94.048
May 206:42 am6:50 pm12:08:00+0:0112:46 pm (70.2°)94.066
May 216:42 am6:50 pm12:08:02+0:0112:46 pm (70.0°)94.084
May 226:42 am6:50 pm12:08:03+0:0112:46 pm (69.8°)94.102
May 236:42 am6:50 pm12:08:04+0:0112:46 pm (69.6°)94.119
May 246:42 am6:50 pm12:08:06+0:0112:46 pm (69.4°)94.137
* All times are local time for Kampala. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Kampala

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Kampala - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 18-2:48 am3:08 pm9:17 pm(89.0°)251,09679.2%
May 19-3:27 am3:47 pm9:57 pm(83.1°)250,07686.5%
May 20-4:06 am4:28 pm10:38 pm(77.4°)248,50192.5%
May 21-4:47 am5:11 pm11:21 pm(72.1°)246,52396.9%
May 22-5:32 am5:57 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 23-6:20 am6:48 pm12:08 am(67.4°)244,29899.4%
May 24-7:12 am7:43 pm1:00 am(63.7°)241,97699.8%
* All times are local time for Kampala. 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 Kampala This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 18, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:10 amSun 5:16 pmSun 11:13 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 6:25 amSun 6:31 pmSun 12:28 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 3:52 amSun 3:56 pmSun 9:54 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 6:42 amSun 6:47 pmSun 12:44 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnSun 2:17 amSun 2:20 pmSun 8:18 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 6:22 amSun 6:25 pmSun 12:24 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 2:58 amSun 3:01 pmSun 8:59 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Kampala.

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