Gaborone, Botswana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Gaborone (Botswana, South-East). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-08-19, 17:54 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Gaborone . All times are shown in Gaborone local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 38.51%, Maximal illumination for this day: 48.12%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 8d 12h 25m 55s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:39
Moonset:	00:00

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 304 km
249 359 mi
Gaborone ↔ Moon, nearest point: 393 214 km
244 332 mi
View angle: 0.496°

Gaborone on map:

Gaborone

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-24.65451°
Longitude:	25.90859°
Country:	Botswana South-East
Population:	208 411

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 45.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 6 Day, 23 hours, 25 minutes. (≈6.976 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -92°

Gaborone, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 85.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 292.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-17	2026-08-18	2026-08-19	2026-08-20	2026-08-21
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	09:27:00	10:02:00	10:39:00	11:20:00	12:05:00
Moonset:	22:43:00	23:39:00	00:00:00	00:35:00	01:31:00

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

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