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Francistown, Botswana — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 91.8%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 20, 2024 at 6:25:46 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:35 am 69° East
Sunset Today: 5:37 pm 291° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 3:31 pm 101° East
Moonset Today: 3:40 am 261° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 2 minutes (-43s)
Location of FrancistownLocation

Today's Sun Position in Francistown

Time:6:25 pm
Altitude:-11.4°
Direction:287° W
Phase:Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 11h 2m 22s (May 20, 2024)

43 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 19, 2024)

11 minutes, 47 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

2 hours, 23 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Francistown Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:17 am
Astro. Twilight5:17 am – 5:44 am
Nautical Twilight5:44 am – 6:11 am
Civil Twilight6:11 am – 6:35 am
Daylight6:35 am – 5:37 pm
Civil Twilight5:37 pm – 6:01 pm
Nautical Twilight6:01 pm – 6:28 pm
Astro. Twilight6:28 pm – 6:55 pm
Night6:55 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Francistown - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 206:35 am5:37 pm11:02:22−0:4312:06 pm (48.7°)94.066
May 216:35 am5:37 pm11:01:40−0:4212:06 pm (48.5°)94.084
May 226:36 am5:37 pm11:00:59−0:4012:06 pm (48.3°)94.102
May 236:36 am5:36 pm11:00:19−0:3912:06 pm (48.1°)94.120
May 246:36 am5:36 pm10:59:40−0:3812:06 pm (47.9°)94.137
May 256:37 am5:36 pm10:59:03−0:3712:06 pm (47.8°)94.154
May 266:37 am5:36 pm10:58:27−0:3612:07 pm (47.6°)94.171
* All times are local time for Francistown. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Francistown

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Francistown - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 20-3:40 am3:31 pm9:58 pm(80.8°)248,47692.6%
May 21-4:31 am4:05 pm10:42 pm(86.2°)246,49397.0%
May 22-5:24 am4:43 pm11:29 pm(89.2°)244,26699.4%
May 23-6:21 am5:26 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 24-7:20 am6:15 pm12:21 am(85.5°)241,94399.7%
May 25-8:20 am7:11 pm1:17 am(83.2°)239,64897.7%
May 26-9:19 am8:11 pm2:15 am(82.7°)237,47393.4%
* All times are local time for Francistown. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Francistown This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 20, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 4:51 amTue 4:21 pmTue 10:37 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 6:18 amTue 5:23 pmTue 11:51 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 3:18 amTue 3:06 pmTue 9:12 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 6:28 amTue 5:30 pmTue 11:59 amExtremely difficult to see
SaturnTue 1:20 amTue 1:43 pmTue 7:31 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 6:04 amTue 5:08 pmTue 11:36 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 2:08 amTue 2:15 pmTue 8:12 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Francistown.

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