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

Moon: 8.4%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 3:55:40 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:20 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:26 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 8:36 am 73° East
Moonset Today: 7:56 pm 290° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 6 minutes (-1m 27s)
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Today's Sun Position in Gaborone

Time:3:55 pm
Altitude:33.0°
Direction:288° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today:12h 5m 58s (Mar 21, 2026)

1 minute, 27 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 20, 2026)

1 hour, 29 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

1 hour, 34 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Gaborone Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:04 am
Astro. Twilight5:04 am – 5:31 am
Nautical Twilight5:31 am – 5:57 am
Civil Twilight5:57 am – 6:20 am
Daylight6:20 am – 6:26 pm
Civil Twilight6:26 pm – 6:49 pm
Nautical Twilight6:49 pm – 7:15 pm
Astro. Twilight7:15 pm – 7:42 pm
Night7:42 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Gaborone - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 216:20 am6:26 pm12:05:58−1:2712:23 pm (65.0°)92.597
Mar 226:20 am6:25 pm12:04:31−1:2712:23 pm (64.6°)92.623
Mar 236:21 am6:24 pm12:03:04−1:2612:22 pm (64.2°)92.649
Mar 246:21 am6:23 pm12:01:38−1:2612:22 pm (63.8°)92.674
Mar 256:22 am6:22 pm12:00:11−1:2612:22 pm (63.4°)92.700
Mar 266:22 am6:21 pm11:58:44−1:2612:22 pm (63.1°)92.726
Mar 276:22 am6:20 pm11:57:18−1:2612:21 pm (62.7°)92.752
* All times are local time for Gaborone. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Gaborone

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Gaborone - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 218:36 am7:56 pm-2:19 pm(48.0°)228,2638.0%
Mar 229:43 am8:41 pm-3:14 pm(42.6°)227,95715.8%
Mar 2310:51 am9:32 pm-4:13 pm(38.6°)228,31425.7%
Mar 2411:59 am10:31 pm-5:16 pm(36.5°)229,21136.9%
Mar 251:04 pm11:35 pm-6:19 pm(36.4°)230,51148.7%
Mar 262:01 pm--7:20 pm(38.4°)232,08960.4%
Mar 27-12:41 am2:51 pm8:17 pm(42.0°)233,85071.4%
* All times are local time for Gaborone. 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 Gaborone This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 4:46 amSat 5:16 pmSat 11:01 amDifficult to see
VenusSat 7:38 amSat 7:20 pmSat 1:29 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 5:11 amSat 5:41 pmSat 11:26 amDifficult to see
JupiterSat 2:08 pmSun 12:42 amSat 7:25 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 6:37 amSat 6:41 pmSat 12:39 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusSat 10:40 amSat 9:28 pmSat 4:04 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSat 6:26 amSat 6:31 pmSat 12:29 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Gaborone.

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