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Current time in Selebi-Phikwe

Friday, 17 July 2026

Selebi-Phikwe, Botswana · Africa/Gaborone · UTC+02:00

Time-zone identity for Selebi-Phikwe

IANA zone
Africa/Gaborone
UTC offset now
UTC+02:00
Current zone label
GMT+2
Clock-change status
No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.

Selebi-Phikwe is currently 2 hours ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.

Clock changes in Selebi-Phikwe

370-day checked horizon

No UTC offset change was found through Thursday, 22 July 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.

Weather now

Weather in Selebi-Phikwe

Conditions near Selebi-Phikwe and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.

12°C

Clear

Feels like
7°C
Humidity
55%
Wind
4.7 km/h E
Recent precipitation
0 mm

3-day forecast

  1. Sunny10°C to 26°C1% chance of precipitationWind up to 10.4 km/h
  2. Sunny11°C to 29°C0% chance of precipitationWind up to 6.1 km/h
  3. Sunny13°C to 30°C0% chance of precipitationWind up to 11.2 km/h

Forecast valid from 02:30 local time. Updated 2026-07-17T00:44:03.599Z; refresh due by 2026-07-17T00:59:03.599Z.

Time-zone history

UTC offset changes for Selebi-Phikwe

A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Africa/Gaborone, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.

Previous 5 years

No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.

Next 5 years

No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.

Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.

Sun and Moon today

Sun and Moon in Selebi-Phikwe

Daily astronomical events for Friday, 17 July 2026, expressed in Africa/Gaborone local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.

Sun

Sunrise
06:47
Sunset
17:43
Solar noon
12:15
Civil twilight
06:23–18:07

Moon

Moonrise
09:08
Moonset
21:03
Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
12%

Location context

About Selebi-Phikwe

Location details for Selebi-Phikwe in Selibe Phikwe, Botswana.

Administrative area
Selibe Phikwe, Botswana
Population
42,488
Coordinates
21.9790° S, 27.8430° E. The elevation is 870 metres.

Country context

Botswana at a glance

Country information for Botswana. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.

Capital
Gaborone
Country codes
BW · BWA · 072
Population
2,254,126
Currency
Botswanan Pula (BWP)
Calling code
+267
Languages
English (Botswana) and Tswana (Botswana)
Time zones represented
1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: Africa/Gaborone.

Data and methodology

The current time is calculated for Africa/Gaborone when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 933099 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.

Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-17T00:44:03.580Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-17T00:44:03.599Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-17T00:44:03.598Z

View calculation details and sources
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    GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessed
    Place and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
  • IANA Time Zone Database
    Internet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessed
    Time-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
  • Unicode Common Locale Data Repository
    Unicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessed
    English display names for countries, currencies and languages.
  • Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day
    United States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessed
    Daily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
  • Weather and Geolocation API
    WeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessed
    Current weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.