Orapa, Botswana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Orapa (Botswana, Central). Current time: Saturday, 2026-04-18, 06:43 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Gaborone . All times are shown in Orapa local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.27%, Maximal illumination for this day: 2.97%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 13d 12h 40m 55s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:21
Moonset:	18:42

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 873 km
227 964 mi
Orapa ↔ Moon, nearest point: 365 901 km
227 360 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: 0.73%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 19 hours, 20 minutes. (≈0.806 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 65°

Orapa, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -7.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 73.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19	2026-04-20
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	05:15:00	06:16:00	07:21:00	08:29:00	09:39:00
Moonset:	17:15:00	17:56:00	18:42:00	19:34:00	20:33:00

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

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