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: Tuesday, 2026-08-25, 21:28 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Johannesburg local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 89.68%, Maximal illumination for this day: 94.84%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 2d 8h 51m 1s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:28
Moonset:	04:41

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 400 552 km
248 891 mi
Johannesburg ↔ Moon, nearest point: 392 607 km
243 955 mi
View angle: 0.497°

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: 94.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 12 hours, 21 minutes. (≈12.515 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -133°

Johannesburg, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 76.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 69.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-23	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	13:35:00	14:30:00	15:28:00	16:24:00	17:21:00
Moonset:	03:12:00	03:59:00	04:41:00	05:20:00	05:54:00

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

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