Rakops, Botswana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Rakops (Botswana, Central). Current time: Sunday, 2026-09-13, 17:18 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Gaborone . All times are shown in Rakops local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 3.77%, Maximal illumination for this day: 8.78%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 18:50; remaining time: 13d 1h 31m 35s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:34
Moonset:	20:32

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 391 320 km
243 155 mi
Rakops ↔ Moon, nearest point: 385 100 km
239 290 mi
View angle: 0.509°

Rakops on map:

Rakops

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-21.02257°
Longitude:	24.36052°
Country:	Botswana Central
Population:	5 222

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 7.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 2 Day, 13 hours, 18 minutes. (≈2.554 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -81°

Rakops, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 44.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 273.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-11	2026-09-12	2026-09-13	2026-09-14	2026-09-15
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	06:23:00	06:58:00	07:34:00	08:09:00	08:47:00
Moonset:	18:41:00	19:37:00	20:32:00	21:27:00	22:22:00

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

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