Orapa, Botswana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Orapa (Botswana, Central). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 17:18 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Gaborone . All times are shown in Orapa 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 17h 27m 50s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:34
Moonset:	21:37

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 772 km
227 902 mi
Orapa ↔ Moon, nearest point: 360 942 km
224 279 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Orapa on map:

Orapa

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-21.3115°
Longitude:	25.37642°
Country:	Botswana Central
Population:	9 189

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 20.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 9 hours, 13 minutes. (≈4.384 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -138°

Orapa, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 39.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 337.1°):

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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:	08:27:00	09:35:00	10:34:00	11:27:00	12:10:00
Moonset:	19:20:00	20:28:00	21:37:00	22:42:00	23:43:00

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

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