Sunrise and Sunset in Ruiru, Kenya

Today — Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Today the sun rises in Ruiru at 06:32 and sets at 18:35, giving 12h 03m of daylight.

   Sunrise 
 06:32     67° ENE 
  Sunset 
 18:35     293° WNW 
  Day length 
12h 03m
    Same length as yesterday 
  Solar noon 
 12:34     Sun altitude: 65.5° 
 

Times shown in Africa/Nairobi · EAT · UTC+03:00

Sun Position

Sunrise 2026-06-17T06:32:40+03:00

Daylight 12.1h

Sunset 2026-06-17T18:35:57+03:00

Morning blue hour 06:10 06:18

Morning golden hour 06:34 07:02

Evening golden hour 18:06 18:33

Evening blue hour 18:49 18:58

Twilight phases

Wed, Jun 17, 2026

Twilight is the period before sunrise and after sunset when the sky is lit by scattered sunlight. There are three phases, each defined by how far the sun is below the horizon.

Sun alt / az 57.6° 220° SW

Sky phase Daylight

Now 11:05

06:32 Sunrise

12:34 Solar noon

18:35 Sunset

Night Astronomical twilight Nautical twilight Civil twilight Golden hour Daylight

Sunrise 06:32
Solar noon 12:34
Sunset 18:35

Sun direction and altitude

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west — but the exact compass direction shifts with the seasons. At the solstices the difference can be 50° or more.

Sunrise: 67° ENE Sunset: 293° WNW Max altitude at noon: 65.5° above horizon

Sun path over the day

A polar view of the sun's path across the sky today as seen from Ruiru. The outer ring is the horizon; the centre is directly overhead.

Sun bearings—

Ruiru on the map · sun bearings today

Ruiru, Kenya

Sunrise06:32
Sunset18:35
Daylight12h 03m
Sunrise bearing67°
Sunset bearing293°

Continent: Africa
Country: Kenya
City: Ruiru
Population: 490.1K
Coordinates: -1.15°, 36.96°

Longest and shortest day of 2026

The earth's tilt makes the day length swing through the year. In Ruiru these are the extremes for 2026.

Spring equinox

July 2, 2026

Day length ~ 12h 00m

Longest day

September 26, 2026

Day length 12h 07m

Autumn equinox

June 21, 2026

Day length ~ 12h 00m

Shortest day

June 21, 2026

Day length 12h 03m

Time zone and daylight saving

Time zone

Africa/Nairobi

UTC offset

UTC+03:00

Next clock change

This time zone does not observe daylight saving time.

Yearly extremes

Earliest sunrise

November 4, 2026

06:12

Latest sunset

February 9, 2026

18:52

Day length throughout 2026

The length of the day across the entire year in Ruiru. Solstices are the peaks and troughs; equinoxes are the 12-hour crossings.

Longest day Shortest day

Ruiru sunrise calendar — June 2026

A full month of sunrise, sunset, twilight, and solar-noon times for Ruiru. Scroll horizontally on mobile to see all columns.

1Mon

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:2968° ENE

Sunset

18:33

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:07·18:55

Diff

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2Tue

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:2968° ENE

Sunset

18:33

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:07·18:55

Diff

3Wed

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:2968° ENE

Sunset

18:33

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:07·18:55

Diff

4Thu

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:3068° ENE

Sunset

18:33

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:07·18:55

Diff

5Fri

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:3068° ENE

Sunset

18:33

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:07·18:56

Diff

6Sat

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:3067° ENE

Sunset

18:33

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:08·18:56

Diff

7Sun

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:3067° ENE

Sunset

18:34

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:08·18:56

Diff

8Mon

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:3067° ENE

Sunset

18:34

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:08·18:56

Diff

9Tue

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:3167° ENE

Sunset

18:34

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:08·18:56

Diff

10Wed

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:3167° ENE

Sunset

18:34

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:08·18:57

Diff

11Thu

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:3167° ENE

Sunset

18:34

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:08·18:57

Diff

12Fri

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:3167° ENE

Sunset

18:34

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:09·18:57

Diff

13Sat

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:3167° ENE

Sunset

18:35

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:09·18:57

Diff

14Sun

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:3267° ENE

Sunset

18:35

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:09·18:57

Diff

15Mon

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:3267° ENE

Sunset

18:35

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:09·18:58

Diff

16Tue

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:3267° ENE

Sunset

18:35

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:09·18:58

Diff

17WedToday

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:3267° ENE

Sunset

18:35

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:10·18:58

Diff

18Thu

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:3267° ENE

Sunset

18:36

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:10·18:58

Diff

19Fri

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:3367° ENE

Sunset

18:36

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:10·18:58

Diff

20Sat

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:3367° ENE

Sunset

18:36

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:10·18:59

Diff

21SunNotable

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:3367° ENE

Sunset

18:36

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:10·18:59

Diff

22Mon

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:3367° ENE

Sunset

18:36

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:11·18:59

Diff

23Tue

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:3367° ENE

Sunset

18:37

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:11·18:59

Diff

24Wed

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:3467° ENE

Sunset

18:37

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:11·18:59

Diff

25Thu

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:3467° ENE

Sunset

18:37

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:11·19:00

Diff

26Fri

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:3467° ENE

Sunset

18:37

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:11·19:00

Diff

27Sat

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:3467° ENE

Sunset

18:37

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:12·19:00

Diff

28Sun

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:3467° ENE

Sunset

18:38

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:12·19:00

Diff

29Mon

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:3567° ENE

Sunset

18:38

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:12·19:00

Diff

30Tue

12h 03m

Sunrise

06:3567° ENE

Sunset

18:38

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:12·19:01

Diff

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Daylight	Diff	Civil dawn	Civil dusk	Solar noon	Noon alt.	Rise dir.
1Mon	06:29	18:33	12h 03m	—	06:07	18:55	12:31	66.8°	68° ENE
2Tue	06:29	18:33	12h 03m	0m	06:07	18:55	12:31	66.7°	68° ENE
3Wed	06:29	18:33	12h 03m	0m	06:07	18:55	12:31	66.6°	68° ENE
4Thu	06:30	18:33	12h 03m	0m	06:07	18:55	12:31	66.4°	68° ENE
5Fri	06:30	18:33	12h 03m	0m	06:07	18:56	12:32	66.3°	68° ENE
6Sat	06:30	18:33	12h 03m	0m	06:08	18:56	12:32	66.2°	67° ENE
7Sun	06:30	18:34	12h 03m	0m	06:08	18:56	12:32	66.1°	67° ENE
8Mon	06:30	18:34	12h 03m	0m	06:08	18:56	12:32	66.0°	67° ENE
9Tue	06:31	18:34	12h 03m	0m	06:08	18:56	12:32	65.9°	67° ENE
10Wed	06:31	18:34	12h 03m	0m	06:08	18:57	12:32	65.9°	67° ENE
11Thu	06:31	18:34	12h 03m	0m	06:08	18:57	12:33	65.8°	67° ENE
12Fri	06:31	18:34	12h 03m	0m	06:09	18:57	12:33	65.7°	67° ENE
13Sat	06:31	18:35	12h 03m	0m	06:09	18:57	12:33	65.7°	67° ENE
14Sun	06:32	18:35	12h 03m	0m	06:09	18:57	12:33	65.6°	67° ENE
15Mon	06:32	18:35	12h 03m	0m	06:09	18:58	12:33	65.6°	67° ENE
16Tue	06:32	18:35	12h 03m	0m	06:09	18:58	12:34	65.5°	67° ENE
17WedToday	06:32	18:35	12h 03m	0m	06:10	18:58	12:34	65.5°	67° ENE
18Thu	06:32	18:36	12h 03m	0m	06:10	18:58	12:34	65.5°	67° ENE
19Fri	06:33	18:36	12h 03m	0m	06:10	18:58	12:34	65.4°	67° ENE
20Sat	06:33	18:36	12h 03m	0m	06:10	18:59	12:34	65.4°	67° ENE
21Sun★	06:33	18:36	12h 03m	0m	06:10	18:59	12:35	65.4°	67° ENE
22Mon	06:33	18:36	12h 03m	0m	06:11	18:59	12:35	65.4°	67° ENE
23Tue	06:33	18:37	12h 03m	0m	06:11	18:59	12:35	65.4°	67° ENE
24Wed	06:34	18:37	12h 03m	0m	06:11	18:59	12:35	65.4°	67° ENE
25Thu	06:34	18:37	12h 03m	0m	06:11	19:00	12:35	65.5°	67° ENE
26Fri	06:34	18:37	12h 03m	0m	06:11	19:00	12:36	65.5°	67° ENE
27Sat	06:34	18:37	12h 03m	0m	06:12	19:00	12:36	65.5°	67° ENE
28Sun	06:34	18:38	12h 03m	0m	06:12	19:00	12:36	65.6°	67° ENE
29Mon	06:35	18:38	12h 03m	0m	06:12	19:00	12:36	65.6°	67° ENE
30Tue	06:35	18:38	12h 03m	0m	06:12	19:01	12:36	65.7°	67° ENE

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What time does the sun rise in Ruiru today?

The sun rises in Ruiru today at 06:32 (Africa/Nairobi).

What time does the sun set in Ruiru today?

The sun sets in Ruiru today at 18:35 (Africa/Nairobi).

How long is the day in Ruiru today?

Today's day length in Ruiru is 12h 03m, with 0 min shorter than yesterday compared to yesterday.

When is the longest day of the year in Ruiru?

The longest day of 2026 in Ruiru is September 26, with 12h 07m of daylight.

When is the shortest day of the year in Ruiru?

The shortest day of 2026 in Ruiru is June 21, with 12h 03m of daylight.

What is the golden hour in Ruiru?

Golden hour in Ruiru today runs from 06:34 to 07:02 in the morning and from 18:06 to 18:33 in the evening — when the sun is low and warm.

In which direction does the sun rise in Ruiru?

Today the sun rises 67° east of north in Ruiru (approximately ENE) and sets at 293° (WNW).

Does Ruiru observe daylight saving time?

No. Ruiru uses Africa/Nairobi year-round with no daylight saving.

When is the sun highest in Ruiru today?

The sun reaches its highest point over Ruiru today at 12:34 (Africa/Nairobi), climbing to an altitude of 65.5° above the horizon.

When is the blue hour in Ruiru?

Blue hour in Ruiru runs from 06:10 to 06:18 before sunrise and from 18:49 to 18:58 after sunset — the cool, photogenic window right before sunrise and after sunset.

What is the difference between civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight?

Civil twilight covers the sun between 0° and 6° below the horizon; nautical twilight is 6° to 12°; astronomical twilight is 12° to 18°. After astronomical twilight the sky is fully dark.

Why does the day length change during the year?

Earth's rotational axis is tilted about 23.5° relative to its orbit, so as the planet circles the sun each hemisphere faces toward the sun for part of the year and away for the other. That tilt is why days grow longer around each summer solstice and shorter around each winter solstice — the effect is strongest near the poles and vanishes at the equator.

Data source

Times computed with the NOAA / SunCalc solar-geometry model. Sea-level horizon is assumed; local terrain and buildings may shift actual times by several minutes.

Sunrise JSON API https://worldstats.org/api/sunrise/ruiru-ke

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