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: Friday, 2026-04-17, 11:38 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Johannesburg local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.46%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 14d 7h 45m 55s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:10
Moonset:	17:39

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 369 426 km
229 551 mi
Johannesburg ↔ Moon, nearest point: 362 798 km
225 432 mi
View angle: 0.539°

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: 0.01%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 29 Day, 10 hours, 25 minutes. (≈29.434 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 43°

Johannesburg, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 49.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 6.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	04:05:00	05:06:00	06:10:00	07:18:00	08:29:00
Moonset:	16:26:00	17:01:00	17:39:00	18:21:00	19:11:00

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