Benoni, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Benoni (South Africa, Gauteng, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 15:11 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Benoni local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 12.51%, Maximal illumination for this day: 20.31%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 11d 15h 8m 7s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:43
Moonset:	21:38

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 389 078 km
241 762 mi
Benoni ↔ Moon, nearest point: 381 293 km
236 925 mi
View angle: 0.512°

Benoni on map:

Benoni

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-26.18848°
Longitude:	28.32078°
Country:	South Africa Gauteng
Population:	605 344

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 17.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 0 hours, 48 minutes. (≈4.033 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -125°

Benoni, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 71.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 358.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	07:39:00	08:11:00	08:43:00	09:16:00	09:49:00
Moonset:	19:42:00	20:41:00	21:38:00	22:35:00	23:32:00

Benoni moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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