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: Saturday, 2026-09-26, 17:49 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Johannesburg local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 99.28%, Maximal illumination for this day: 100%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 18:50; remaining time: 0d 1h 0m 33s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	18:01
Moonset:	05:28

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 382 399 km
237 612 mi
Johannesburg ↔ Moon, nearest point: 380 775 km
236 603 mi
View angle: 0.521°

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: 100%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 14 Day, 17 hours, 26 minutes. (≈14.726 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 179°

Johannesburg, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -1.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 86.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-24	2026-09-25	2026-09-26	2026-09-27	2026-09-28
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	16:06:00	17:03:00	18:01:00	19:01:00	20:04:00
Moonset:	04:25:00	04:57:00	05:28:00	06:01:00	06:35:00

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

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