Orapa, Botswana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Orapa (Botswana, Central). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-08-19, 15:39 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Gaborone . All times are shown in Orapa 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 14h 40m 24s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:48
Moonset:	00:00

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 038 km
249 193 mi
Orapa ↔ Moon, nearest point: 393 590 km
244 566 mi
View angle: 0.497°

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: 44.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 6 Day, 21 hours, 22 minutes. (≈6.891 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -162°

Orapa, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 63.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 98.1°):

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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:	09:33:00	10:09:00	10:48:00	11:30:00	12:16:00
Moonset:	22:40:00	23:35:00	00:00:00	00:29:00	01:25:00

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

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