Francistown, Botswana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Francistown (Botswana, North-East). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-07-29, 23:53 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Gaborone . All times are shown in Francistown local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 99.53%, Maximal illumination for this day: 100%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 29d 6h 26m 23s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:48
Moonset:	06:35

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 398 636 km
247 701 mi
Francistown ↔ Moon, nearest point: 390 598 km
242 707 mi
View angle: 0.5°

Francistown on map:

Francistown

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-21.16995°
Longitude:	27.50787°
Country:	Botswana North-East
Population:	89 979

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 99.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 15 Day, 0 hours, 58 minutes. (≈15.04 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -62°

Francistown, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 81.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 80.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-27	2026-07-28	2026-07-29	2026-07-30	2026-07-31
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	15:58:00	16:53:00	17:48:00	18:42:00	19:36:00
Moonset:	05:06:00	05:53:00	06:35:00	07:14:00	07:50:00

Francistown moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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