Rakops, Botswana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Rakops (Botswana, Central). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 13:17 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Gaborone . All times are shown in Rakops 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 21h 29m 36s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:38
Moonset:	21:42

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 318 km
227 620 mi
Rakops ↔ Moon, nearest point: 361 419 km
224 575 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 18.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 4 hours, 45 minutes. (≈4.198 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 161°

Rakops, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 29.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 41.1°):

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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:	08:31:00	09:38:00	10:38:00	11:30:00	12:14:00
Moonset:	19:25:00	20:33:00	21:42:00	22:47:00	23:48:00

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

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