Rakops, Botswana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Rakops (Botswana, Central). Current time: Saturday, 2026-07-25, 22:58 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Gaborone . All times are shown in Rakops local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 80.93%, Maximal illumination for this day: 87.79%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 16:37; remaining time: 3d 17h 38m 33s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:27
Moonset:	03:36

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 405 492 km
251 961 mi
Rakops ↔ Moon, nearest point: 397 812 km
247 189 mi
View angle: 0.491°

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: 87.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 8 hours, 55 minutes. (≈11.371 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -82°

Rakops, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 68.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 246.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-23	2026-07-24	2026-07-25	2026-07-26	2026-07-27
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	12:56:00	13:40:00	14:27:00	15:18:00	16:12:00
Moonset:	01:48:00	02:42:00	03:36:00	04:29:00	05:19:00

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

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