| Current Time: | May 22, 2025 at 8:12:38 pm |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 183° South |
| Moon Altitude: | -66.6° |
| Moon Distance: | 228,384 mi |
| Next New Moon: | May 27, 2025, 5:02 am |
| Next Full Moon: | Jun 11, 2025, 9:43 am |
| Next Moonrise: | Tomorrow, 2:35 am |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Gaborone, May 2025
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| 2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| 1 | 10:40 am | ↑ (58°) | 9:10 pm | ↑ (302°) | - | 3:54 pm | (36.1°) | 230,033 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | 11:39 am | ↑ (60°) | 10:15 pm | ↑ (299°) | - | 4:56 pm | (37.7°) | 233,934 | 29.8% | |
| 3 | 12:29 pm | ↑ (63°) | 11:18 pm | ↑ (295°) | - | 5:52 pm | (41.0°) | 237,888 | 40.6% | |
 4 | 1:11 pm | ↑ (67°) | - | - | 6:42 pm | (45.4°) | 241,622 | 51.4% | ||
| 5 | - | 12:18 am | ↑ (290°) | 1:47 pm | ↑ (73°) | 7:28 pm | (50.7°) | 244,913 | 61.7% | |
| 6 | - | 1:14 am | ↑ (284°) | 2:19 pm | ↑ (79°) | 8:10 pm | (56.4°) | 247,640 | 71.3% | |
| 7 | - | 2:07 am | ↑ (278°) | 2:49 pm | ↑ (85°) | 8:50 pm | (62.3°) | 249,741 | 79.8% | |
| 8 | - | 2:58 am | ↑ (271°) | 3:17 pm | ↑ (92°) | 9:29 pm | (68.3°) | 251,215 | 87.0% | |
| 9 | - | 3:48 am | ↑ (265°) | 3:45 pm | ↑ (98°) | 10:09 pm | (74.0°) | 252,091 | 92.8% | |
| 10 | - | 4:38 am | ↑ (259°) | 4:15 pm | ↑ (104°) | 10:49 pm | (79.5°) | 252,422 | 96.9% | |
| 11 | - | 5:30 am | ↑ (253°) | 4:46 pm | ↑ (110°) | 11:32 pm | (84.4°) | 252,264 | 99.3% | |
 12 | - | 6:23 am | ↑ (248°) | 5:22 pm | ↑ (114°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
| 13 | - | 7:18 am | ↑ (243°) | 6:02 pm | ↑ (118°) | 12:18 am | (88.5°) | 251,663 | 99.8% | |
| 14 | - | 8:14 am | ↑ (240°) | 6:47 pm | ↑ (121°) | 1:06 am | (88.4°) | 250,651 | 98.4% | |
| 15 | - | 9:10 am | ↑ (239°) | 7:38 pm | ↑ (122°) | 1:58 am | (86.5°) | 249,240 | 95.0% | |
| 16 | - | 10:03 am | ↑ (239°) | 8:34 pm | ↑ (121°) | 2:51 am | (86.2°) | 247,432 | 89.8% | |
| 17 | - | 10:53 am | ↑ (240°) | 9:33 pm | ↑ (118°) | 3:45 am | (87.3°) | 245,223 | 82.8% | |
| 18 | - | 11:38 am | ↑ (244°) | 10:33 pm | ↑ (114°) | 4:38 am | (90.0°) | 242,623 | 74.2% | |
| 19 | - | 12:19 pm | ↑ (249°) | 11:33 pm | ↑ (109°) | 5:29 am | (85.9°) | 239,675 | 64.4% | |
 20 | - | 12:56 pm | ↑ (255°) | - | 6:18 am | (80.6°) | 236,459 | 53.6% | ||
| 21 | 12:33 am | ↑ (102°) | 1:31 pm | ↑ (262°) | - | 7:05 am | (74.4°) | 233,125 | 42.3% | |
| 22 | 1:33 am | ↑ (95°) | 2:05 pm | ↑ (269°) | - | 7:53 am | (67.6°) | 229,874 | 31.1% | |
| 23 | 2:35 am | ↑ (87°) | 2:41 pm | ↑ (277°) | - | 8:41 am | (60.4°) | 226,977 | 20.6% | |
| 24 | 3:38 am | ↑ (79°) | 3:19 pm | ↑ (284°) | - | 9:31 am | (53.3°) | 224,711 | 11.6% | |
| 25 | 4:45 am | ↑ (72°) | 4:01 pm | ↑ (291°) | - | 10:26 am | (46.7°) | 223,365 | 4.8% | |
| 26 | 5:56 am | ↑ (65°) | 4:50 pm | ↑ (297°) | - | 11:25 am | (41.3°) | 223,148 | 1.0% | |
 27 | 7:08 am | ↑ (61°) | 5:46 pm | ↑ (301°) | - | 12:29 pm | (37.7°) | 224,141 | 0.3% | |
| 28 | 8:18 am | ↑ (58°) | 6:50 pm | ↑ (302°) | - | 1:34 pm | (36.1°) | 226,284 | 2.9% | |
| 29 | 9:23 am | ↑ (59°) | 7:56 pm | ↑ (300°) | - | 2:39 pm | (36.8°) | 229,359 | 8.3% | |
| 30 | 10:19 am | ↑ (61°) | 9:03 pm | ↑ (297°) | - | 3:39 pm | (39.5°) | 233,053 | 15.9% | |
| 31 | 11:05 am | ↑ (66°) | 10:06 pm | ↑ (292°) | - | 4:33 pm | (43.6°) | 236,991 | 25.1% | |
| * All Â鶹ӳ» 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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