Gaborone, Botswana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Gaborone (Botswana, South-East). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 12:42 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Gaborone . All times are shown in Gaborone 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 22h 4m 2s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:40
Moonset:	21:27

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 256 km
227 581 mi
Gaborone ↔ Moon, nearest point: 362 042 km
224 963 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 18.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 4 hours, 6 minutes. (≈4.171 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 154°

Gaborone, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 22.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 44.6°):

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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:	08:34:00	09:42:00	10:40:00	11:31:00	12:13:00
Moonset:	19:09:00	20:17:00	21:27:00	22:34:00	23:37:00

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

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