Johannesburg, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Johannesburg (South Africa, Gauteng, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality). Current time: Sunday, 2026-05-31, 00:12 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Johannesburg local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 99.72%, Maximal illumination for this day: 100%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 10:46; remaining time: 0d 10h 34m 33s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:18
Moonset:	06:50

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 404 873 km
251 576 mi
Johannesburg ↔ Moon, nearest point: 396 801 km
246 561 mi
View angle: 0.492°

Johannesburg on map:

Johannesburg

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-26.20227°
Longitude:	28.04363°
Country:	South Africa Gauteng
Population:	2 026 469

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 99.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 14 Day, 8 hours, 54 minutes. (≈14.371 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -107°

Johannesburg, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 83.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 268.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-29	2026-05-30	2026-05-31	2026-06-01	2026-06-02
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	15:53:00	16:33:00	17:18:00	18:07:00	19:00:00
Moonset:	04:59:00	05:55:00	06:50:00	07:45:00	08:36:00

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

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