Francistown, Botswana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Francistown (Botswana, North-East). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-07-28, 10:14 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Gaborone . All times are shown in Francistown local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 97.28%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.53%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 16:37; remaining time: 1d 6h 23m 4s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:53
Moonset:	05:53

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 402 997 km
250 410 mi
Francistown ↔ Moon, nearest point: 405 437 km
251 927 mi
View angle: 0.494°

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: 98.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 14 hours, 18 minutes. (≈13.595 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 151°

Francistown, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -41.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 199.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-26	2026-07-27	2026-07-28	2026-07-29	2026-07-30
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	15:05:00	15:58:00	16:53:00	17:48:00	18:42:00
Moonset:	04:16:00	05:06:00	05:53:00	06:35:00	07:14:00

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

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