Rakops, Botswana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Rakops (Botswana, Central). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-08-19, 06:17 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Gaborone . All times are shown in Rakops 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: 9d 0h 2m 47s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:52
Moonset:	00:00

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 399 846 km
248 453 mi
Rakops ↔ Moon, nearest point: 402 641 km
250 190 mi
View angle: 0.498°

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: 41%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 6 Day, 12 hours, 49 minutes. (≈6.534 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 152°

Rakops, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -45.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 160.9°):

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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:	09:38:00	10:13:00	10:52:00	11:35:00	12:21:00
Moonset:	22:44:00	23:39:00	00:00:00	00:33:00	01:28:00

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

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