Rakops, Botswana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Rakops (Botswana, Central). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 16:13 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Gaborone . All times are shown in Rakops local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.46%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 14d 3h 10m 55s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:20
Moonset:	18:01

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 760 km
229 137 mi
Rakops ↔ Moon, nearest point: 364 532 km
226 510 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 0.02%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 2 hours, 52 minutes. (≈0.119 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 146°

Rakops, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 22.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 297.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	04:20:00	05:19:00	06:20:00	07:25:00	08:33:00
Moonset:	16:42:00	17:20:00	18:01:00	18:46:00	19:39:00

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

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