Rakops, Botswana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Rakops (Botswana, Central). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-10-07, 13:45 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Gaborone . All times are shown in Rakops local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 8.46%, Maximal illumination for this day: 15.63%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 06:13; remaining time: 18d 16h 27m 16s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:44
Moonset:	15:34

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 374 036 km
232 415 mi
Rakops ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 568 km
229 639 mi
View angle: 0.532°

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: 11.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 7 hours, 29 minutes. (≈26.312 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 81°

Rakops, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 24.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 291.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-05	2026-10-06	2026-10-07	2026-10-08	2026-10-09
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	02:19:00	03:04:00	03:44:00	04:21:00	04:56:00
Moonset:	13:34:00	14:35:00	15:34:00	16:30:00	17:26:00

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

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