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

Moon: 93.9%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 15, 2025 at 8:18:43 am
Sunrise Today: 6:33 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 5:39 pm 290° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 7:41 pm 121° Southeast
Moonset Today: 8:54 am 239° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 6 minutes (-48s)
Location of FrancistownLocation

Today's Sun Position in Francistown

Time:8:18 am
Altitude:21.4°
Direction:58° NE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 6m 20s (May 15, 2025)

48 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 14, 2025)

15 minutes, 45 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

2 hours, 19 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Francistown Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:16 am
Astro. Twilight5:16 am – 5:42 am
Nautical Twilight5:42 am – 6:09 am
Civil Twilight6:09 am – 6:33 am
Daylight6:33 am – 5:39 pm
Civil Twilight5:39 pm – 6:02 pm
Nautical Twilight6:02 pm – 6:29 pm
Astro. Twilight6:29 pm – 6:56 pm
Night6:56 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Francistown - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 156:33 am5:39 pm11:06:20−0:4812:06 pm (49.9°)93.965
May 166:33 am5:39 pm11:05:33−0:4712:06 pm (49.6°)93.985
May 176:33 am5:38 pm11:04:46−0:4612:06 pm (49.4°)94.005
May 186:34 am5:38 pm11:04:01−0:4512:06 pm (49.2°)94.024
May 196:34 am5:37 pm11:03:16−0:4412:06 pm (49.0°)94.044
May 206:35 am5:37 pm11:02:33−0:4312:06 pm (48.8°)94.063
May 216:35 am5:37 pm11:01:50−0:4212:06 pm (48.6°)94.082
* 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Francistown - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 15-8:54 am7:41 pm1:51 am(83.0°)249,24895.0%
May 16-9:47 am8:37 pm2:45 am(82.6°)247,44189.8%
May 17-10:38 am9:35 pm3:38 am(83.8°)245,23482.8%
May 18-11:24 am10:33 pm4:31 am(86.5°)242,63574.3%
May 19-12:06 pm11:32 pm5:22 am(89.4°)239,68864.4%
May 20-12:45 pm-6:11 am(84.2°)236,47453.6%
May 2112:30 am1:22 pm-6:59 am(78.0°)233,14042.4%
* 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, Thu, May 15, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 5:19 amThu 4:46 pmThu 11:03 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 3:14 amThu 3:10 pmThu 9:12 amGreat visibility
MarsThu 12:05 pmThu 11:09 pmThu 5:37 pmAverage visibility
JupiterThu 8:47 amThu 7:35 pmThu 2:11 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnThu 2:32 amThu 2:42 pmThu 8:37 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 6:45 amThu 5:46 pmThu 12:16 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 2:42 amThu 2:46 pmThu 8:44 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Francistown.

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