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Tonight's Sky from Nairobi, Kenya

1.28°S, 36.82°E · Africa/Nairobi · Tue, Apr 28 · 22:10 UTC

❌ Sky fully covered — nothing visible right now

☁️ Overcast (100%) — stargazing not recommended tonight.

Tonight's sky quality5/100

Poor — challenging conditions

⏳Overcast — visibility likely poor tonight. Check again later or try tomorrow.

Nairobi, Kenya · 0 planets in the sky (clouds blocking — not visible right now)

7 planets below the horizon — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
  • Mercury — Below horizon
  • Venus — Below horizon
  • Mars — Below horizon
  • Jupiter — Below horizon
  • Saturn — Below horizon
  • Uranus — Below horizon
  • Neptune — Below horizon

Sky map

Zenith at center · Horizon at edge
Tonight's sky from your location30°60°ISSMoonNESW

Observing conditions

Cloud cover
100%
Overcast
Moon
Waxing Gibbous
93% lit — Moon above horizon, but clouds fully block its effect
Light pollution
City
Bortle 8 — measured

Light pollution

Bortle scale · catalogued
8/9
City
1 · Pristine5 · Suburban9 · Inner city

City sky. Only a few dozen stars visible. Familiar constellation shapes missing dimmer stars. Moon and planets only.

Naked-eye limit
mag 4.5

Next eclipse

Solar · total
106
days away

A total solar eclipse on Wednesday, 12 August 2026.

Visible: Greenland, Iceland, Spain, North Africa. Confirm viewability from Nairobi on the detail page.

Duration
2m 18s
Magnitude
1.04

Targets tonight

Ranked by altitude × aperture reach

What this means

Cloud cover is blocking most of the sky tonight — not recommended.

The sky is overcast — outdoor viewing is not recommended tonight.

A nearly full Moon is dominating the sky — expect reduced contrast.

Sun

Below horizon
Altitude
−73.6°
Full night — darkest sky
Azimuth
37° NE
Next sunrise
Wed, Apr 29 · 03:28 UTC
Next sunset
Wed, Apr 29 · 15:32 UTC

Moon

Visible
Phase
Waxing Gibbous
92.5% illuminated
Altitude
48.3°
Azimuth
264° W
Next moonrise
Wed, Apr 29 · 13:52 UTC

ISS passes (next 48 h)

5 passes
  • Wed, Apr 29 · 06:17 UTC
    peak 12°
    in 8 hoursrises NNE → sets E2m 57s
  • Wed, Apr 29 · 07:52 UTC
    peak 21°
    in 10 hoursrises WNW → sets S5m 18s
  • Wed, Apr 29 · 17:54 UTC
    peak 10°
    in 20 hoursrises SE → sets ESE1m 19s
  • Wed, Apr 29 · 19:28 UTC
    peak 24°
    in 21 hoursrises WSW → sets N5m 30s
  • Thu, Apr 30 · 07:04 UTC
    peak 48°
    tomorrowrises NW → sets SSE6m 34s

Active meteor showers

1 active

  • Eta Aquariids

    ~50/hr

    Halley's Comet debris; favors the Southern Hemisphere.

    Peak: 05-06

Advanced — raw altitude, azimuth, magnitude for all planets

Planets

0 currently observable
  • Mercury
    Below horizon
  • Venus
    Below horizon
  • Mars
    Below horizon
  • Jupiter
    Below horizon
  • Saturn
    Below horizon
  • Uranus
    Below horizon
  • Neptune
    Below horizon
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