Francistown, Botswana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Francistown (Botswana, North-East). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 18:46 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Gaborone . All times are shown in Francistown local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.79%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.91%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 10:46; remaining time: 10d 16h 0m 15s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:25
Moonset:	21:28

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 943 km
228 008 mi
Francistown ↔ Moon, nearest point: 362 185 km
225 052 mi
View angle: 0.543°

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: 20.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 10 hours, 50 minutes. (≈4.452 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -124°

Francistown, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 27.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 316.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	08:18:00	09:26:00	10:25:00	11:17:00	12:01:00
Moonset:	19:12:00	20:20:00	21:28:00	22:33:00	23:35:00

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

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