Rakops, Botswana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Rakops (Botswana, Central). Current time: Friday, 2026-07-03, 00:41 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Gaborone . All times are shown in Rakops local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 86.17%, Maximal illumination for this day: 92.26%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 16:37; remaining time: 26d 15h 55m 31s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	21:00
Moonset:	09:27

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 396 898 km
246 621 mi
Rakops ↔ Moon, nearest point: 389 587 km
242 078 mi
View angle: 0.502°

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: 92.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 17 Day, 10 hours, 38 minutes. (≈17.443 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -96°

Rakops, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 60.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 89.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-01	2026-07-02	2026-07-03	2026-07-04	2026-07-05
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	19:13:00	20:07:00	21:00:00	21:53:00	22:45:00
Moonset:	08:08:00	08:49:00	09:27:00	10:01:00	10:34:00

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

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