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Botswana, South Africa — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 23.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 2, 2025 at 2:34:22 am
Sunrise Today: 6:19 am 73° East
Sunset Today: 5:29 pm 287° West
Moonrise Today: 11:19 am 60° Northeast
Moonset Today: 9:56 pm 299° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 10 minutes (-1m 9s)
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Today's Sun Position in Botswana

Time:2:34 am
Altitude:-51.6°
Direction:96° E
Phase:Night

Day length today: 11h 9m 59s (May 2, 2025)

1 minute, 9 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 1, 2025)

32 minutes, 5 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

2 hours, 28 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Botswana Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:02 am
Astro. Twilight5:02 am – 5:29 am
Nautical Twilight5:29 am – 5:56 am
Civil Twilight5:56 am – 6:19 am
Daylight6:19 am – 5:29 pm
Civil Twilight5:29 pm – 5:53 pm
Nautical Twilight5:53 pm – 6:20 pm
Astro. Twilight6:20 pm – 6:46 pm
Night6:46 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Botswana - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 26:19 am5:29 pm11:09:59−1:0911:54 am (50.2°)93.686
May 36:20 am5:28 pm11:08:51−1:0811:54 am (49.9°)93.709
May 46:20 am5:28 pm11:07:44−1:0711:54 am (49.6°)93.731
May 56:21 am5:27 pm11:06:37−1:0611:54 am (49.3°)93.753
May 66:21 am5:27 pm11:05:31−1:0511:54 am (49.1°)93.775
May 76:21 am5:26 pm11:04:26−1:0411:54 am (48.8°)93.797
May 86:22 am5:25 pm11:03:22−1:0311:54 am (48.5°)93.818
* All times are local time for Botswana. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Botswana

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Botswana - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 211:19 am9:56 pm-4:36 pm(38.0°)233,88229.7%
May 312:09 pm10:59 pm-5:32 pm(41.3°)237,83840.4%
May 412:51 pm11:59 pm-6:23 pm(45.7°)241,57751.2%
May 51:28 pm--7:09 pm(51.0°)244,87461.6%
May 6-12:55 am2:00 pm7:51 pm(56.7°)247,60971.2%
May 7-1:48 am2:30 pm8:31 pm(62.6°)249,71879.7%
May 8-2:38 am2:58 pm9:10 pm(68.6°)251,20086.9%
* All times are local time for Botswana. 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 Botswana This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 2, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:27 amFri 4:18 pmFri 10:23 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 3:16 amFri 3:17 pmFri 9:17 amGreat visibility
MarsFri 12:28 pmFri 11:14 pmFri 5:51 pmAverage visibility
JupiterFri 9:20 amFri 7:56 pmFri 2:38 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnFri 3:05 amFri 3:18 pmFri 9:11 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 7:26 amFri 6:17 pmFri 12:51 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 3:19 amFri 3:24 pmFri 9:22 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Botswana.

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