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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Gaborone, BW
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Gaborone · 24.65°S, 25.91°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:50 AM |
| Sunset | 6:18 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 28 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:41 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:08 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:35 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 31 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 57 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:32 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:41 AM |
| Moonset | 3:24 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.22°N, 145.22°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:17 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 6:59 AM | 8:08 PM | 1:34 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:41 AM | 8:07 PM | 1:24 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:20 AM | 1:08 PM | 7:44 AM | Visible about 2.8 h after dark, highest 34° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:12 AM | 2:19 PM | 8:45 AM | Visible about 2 h after dark, highest 28° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:56 PM | 5:57 AM | 11:54 PM | Visible about 11 h after dark, highest 63° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Gaborone is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Rustenburg175 km away
- Brits218 km away
- Soshanguve239 km away
- Carletonville242 km away
- Krugersdorp246 km away
- Randfontein248 km away
- Westonaria254 km away
- Diepsloot255 km away
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